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# In a company of 800 employees, 25% hold administrative positions. How

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In a company of 800 employees, 25% hold administrative positions. How many administrative employees would have to be added for the number of administrative employees to be 40% of the total number of employees?

A 80

B 120

C 200

D 320

E 400

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22 Jan 2019, 01:55
Bunuel wrote:
In a company of 800 employees, 25% hold administrative positions. How many administrative employees would have to be added for the number of administrative employees to be 40% of the total number of employees?

A 80

B 120

C 200

D 320

E 400

Number of current administers at org = 800 * 25% = 200 .

Now this 200 represents 25% . we want it to increase to 40% .

let we have to add x employees.

$$\frac{200 + x}{800 + x}$$=$$\frac{40}{100}$$

$$\frac{100 + x}{800 + x}$$=$$\frac{2}{5}$$

1000 + 5x = 1600 + 2x

3x = 600.

x = 200.

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Updated on: 22 Jan 2019, 09:41
Bunuel wrote:
In a company of 800 employees, 25% hold administrative positions. How many administrative employees would have to be added for the number of administrative employees to be 40% of the total number of employees?

A 80

B 120

C 200

D 320

E 400

adminstrative employee = 800*.25 = 200
x+200/x+800 = 40/100
x= 200
IMO C
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Originally posted by Archit3110 on 22 Jan 2019, 04:32.
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22 Jan 2019, 07:21

The updated number of admin employees is 40% of the total number of employees.
Therefore the other employees is 60% of the total employees

So 600=60% of total employees.
Total (updated) number of employees= 1000

So no of employees to be added is 1000-800= 200 new admin employees.

Bunuel wrote:
In a company of 800 employees, 25% hold administrative positions. How many administrative employees would have to be added for the number of administrative employees to be 40% of the total number of employees?

A 80

B 120

C 200

D 320

E 400
In a company of 800 employees, 25% hold administrative positions. How   [#permalink] 22 Jan 2019, 07:21
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