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40 percent of the employees at a certain company are male. 70 percent of the employees at the company are currently on vacation. Of the employees on vacation, 40 percent are on a beach vacation, 40 percent are on a ski vacation, and 20 percent are on a golf vacation. Of the employees on a beach vacation, 25 percent are male. What percent of the company's female employees are currently on a beach vacation?
A. 28 percent
B. 25 percent
C. 21 percent
D. 7 percent
E. 35 percent
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by aman88 » Sun Dec 16, 2012 10:01 am
IMO E

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by puneetkhurana2000 » Sun Dec 16, 2012 4:47 pm
Lets assume Total is 100, so males 40 and females 60.

Total On vacation = 70
Category wise distribution:-
Beach Vacation = 40% of 70 = 28
Ski Vacation = 40% of 70 = 28
Golf Vacation = 20% of 70 = 14

Males on Beach Vacation = 25% of 28 = 7, so females on Beach Vacation = 28 - 7 = 21.

Percent of the company's female employees currently on Beach Vacation is 21/60 = [spoiler]35%[/spoiler].

Answer is E.