Company P had 15 percent more employees in December than it had in January. If Company P had 460 employees in December, how many employees did it have in January?
391
400
410
423
445
ALWAYS LOOK AT THE ANSWER CHOICES.
Here, the answer choices represent the number of employees in January.
Since there were 15% more employees in December, 15% of the correct answer choice must yield an integer value.
Only answer choice
B is viable.
The correct answer is
B.
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