At a certain company, some of the employees have advanced degrees, some have one year or more of work experience, and some have both. If 20 percent of all employees have one year or more of experience and no advanced degree, what percentage of employees have advanced degrees and less than one year of experience?
1. 35 percent of the employees do not have advanced degrees and 55 percent have less than one year of work experience.
2. 15 percent of the employees lack an advanced degree and have less than one year of work experience; 45 percent have one year or more of experience.
The OA is D
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Let's assume the following.swerve wrote:At a certain company, some of the employees have advanced degrees, some have one year or more of work experience, and some have both. If 20 percent of all employees have one year or more of experience and no advanced degree, what percentage of employees have advanced degrees and less than one year of experience?
1. 35 percent of the employees do not have advanced degrees and 55 percent have less than one year of work experience.
2. 15 percent of the employees lack an advanced degree and have less than one year of work experience; 45 percent have one year or more of experience.
The OA is D
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D = Percentage of people with advanced degrees and less than one year of experience.
E = Percentage of people with no advanced degrees and with one year or more of work experience = 20%.
B = Percentage of people with advanced degrees and with one year or more of work experience
N = Percentage of people with no advanced degree and less than one year of experience
Question: What's the value of D?
We know that 100 = D + E + B + N; given that E = 20
=> D = 80 - B - N
1. 35 percent of the employees do not have advanced degrees and 55 percent have less than one year of work experience.
=> E + N = 35 => 20 + N = 35 => N = 15
=> D + N = 55 => D + 15 = 55 => D = 40
Sufficient
2. 15 percent of the employees lack an advanced degree and have less than one year of work experience; 45 percent have one year or more of experience.
=> N = 15
=> E + B = 45 => 20 + B = 45 => B = 25
Pluggin-in the value of N and B in D = 80 - B - N, we get D = 80 - 25 - 15 = 40.
Sufficient
The correct answer: D
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let A=% of people with advanced degrees and less than one year or more of work experience.
let W=% of people with no advanced degrees and with one year or more of work experience .
let B=% of people with advanced degree and with one year or more of work experience.
let N=% of people with no advanced degrees and less than one year of work experience.
$$W=20\%\ and\ \ A+W+B+N=100$$
Find A
Statement 1
35% of employees do not have advanced degree and 55% have less than one year of work experience
W+N =35
A+N=55, since W=20
20+N=35, hence N=15
A+15=55, hence A=55-15=40, thus statement 1 is INSUFFICIENT.
Statement 2
15% of the employees have advanced degree and have less than one year of work experience ;
45% have one year or more of work experience .
N=15
W+B=45
Remember that A+W+B+N=100
A=100-(W+B+N)
A=100-(45+15)
A=100-60=40
Statement 2 is SUFFICIENT
Both statement 1 and 2 alone are SUFFICIENT
$answer\ is\ option\ D$$
let W=% of people with no advanced degrees and with one year or more of work experience .
let B=% of people with advanced degree and with one year or more of work experience.
let N=% of people with no advanced degrees and less than one year of work experience.
$$W=20\%\ and\ \ A+W+B+N=100$$
Find A
Statement 1
35% of employees do not have advanced degree and 55% have less than one year of work experience
W+N =35
A+N=55, since W=20
20+N=35, hence N=15
A+15=55, hence A=55-15=40, thus statement 1 is INSUFFICIENT.
Statement 2
15% of the employees have advanced degree and have less than one year of work experience ;
45% have one year or more of work experience .
N=15
W+B=45
Remember that A+W+B+N=100
A=100-(W+B+N)
A=100-(45+15)
A=100-60=40
Statement 2 is SUFFICIENT
Both statement 1 and 2 alone are SUFFICIENT
$answer\ is\ option\ D$$
