Of the 800 employees of company X, 70 percent are "Long term Employees". If y of those long term employees were to retire and no other employee changes were to occur, what value of y would reduce the percent of "long term employees" in the company to 60%?
A. 200
B. 160
C. 112
D. 80
E. 56.
Hint: avoid careless mistakes!!!
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IMO A
avoided careless mistakes
the equation is
560-y=(800-y)*60/100
80=40y/100
y=200
avoided careless mistakes
the equation is
560-y=(800-y)*60/100
80=40y/100
y=200
The powers of two are bloody impolite!!
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Good job guys. The OA is A
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