alanforde800Maximus wrote:In a certain accounting association, 40 percent of the members have passed the CPA exam. Among the members who have not passed the test, 50 members work at an accounting firm and the other 55 are still in school. How many members are in the accounting association?
a) 175
b) 200
c) 225
d) 250
e) 275
Among the members who have not passed the test, 50 members work at an accounting firm and the other 55 are still in school.
Thus, the total number of members who have not passed the test = 50+55 = 105.
40 percent of the members have passed the CPA exam.
Thus, the 105 members who have not passed the test constitute 60% of the total number of members:
105 = (60/100)x
105 = (3/5)x
x = (5/3)105 = 175.
The correct answer is
A.
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