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# At a certain company, 60% of the employees are female, and 8% of the

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At a certain company, 60% of the employees are female, and 8% of the employees are female engineers. Which of the following is closest to the percent of females at the company who are engineers?

A. 8%
B. 12.5%
C. 13.33%
D. 16.67%
E. 18.83%

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Updated on: 11 Apr 2018, 23:55
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At a certain company, 60% of the employees are female, and 8% of the employees are female engineers. Which of the following is closest to the percent of females at the company who are engineers?

A. 8%
B. 12.5%
C. 13.33%
D. 16.67%
E. 18.83%

Let us assume there are 100 employees in total
Given : - >60 are Female
- > 8 are female engineers

To Find : - > Percentage of females who are engineers = $$\frac{8}{60}*100 = 13.33%$$

Option C
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Percent of females at the company who are engineers = 8/60*100 = 13.33% (C)
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12 Apr 2018, 09:21
Option (C).

(8/60)*100 = 13.33%
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02 May 2018, 09:58
Bunuel wrote:
At a certain company, 60% of the employees are female, and 8% of the employees are female engineers. Which of the following is closest to the percent of females at the company who are engineers?

A. 8%
B. 12.5%
C. 13.33%
D. 16.67%
E. 18.83%

Let there be 100 Employees in firm
60% of 100 are female = 60 female
8% of 100 are female Engineer = 8 female enginer

Ques asks for percentage of female who are Engineer = 8*100/60=13.33% (Option C)
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07 Sep 2018, 17:16
Bunuel wrote:
At a certain company, 60% of the employees are female, and 8% of the employees are female engineers. Which of the following is closest to the percent of females at the company who are engineers?

A. 8%
B. 12.5%
C. 13.33%
D. 16.67%
E. 18.83%

We can let the number of employees in the company be 100. Thus, 60 employees are female, and 8 employees are female engineers. Thus, the percent of females who are engineers is:

8/60 = 2/15 ≈ 0.1333 = 13.33%

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