BTGmoderatorDC wrote:From 2000 to 2003, the number of employees at a certain company increased by a factor of 1/4. From 2003 to 2006, the number of employees at this company decreased by a factor of 1/3. If there were 100 employees at the company in 2006, how many employees were there at the company in 2000 ?
A. 200
B. 120
C. 100
D. 75
E. 60
We can PLUG IN THE ANSWERS, which represent the number of employees in 2000.
Since the number of employees increases by 1/4 and then decreases by 1/3, the correct answer must be divisible by 4 and 3.
In other words, the correct answer must be a MULTIPLE OF 12.
Eliminate A, C and D.
Since the decrease (1/3) is greater than the increase (1/4), the number of employees must DECREASE from 2000 to 2006.
Implication:
The number of employees in 2000 must be GREATER than the number of employees in 2006 (100).
Eliminate E.
The correct answer is
B.
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