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The employees at a company meeting are residents of the countries England, France, and Japan in the ratio 7:2:4, respectively. If 520 total employees are at the meeting, the meeting includes how many more residents of England than of Japan?

A. 120
B. 110
C. 100
D. 90
E. 80

total ratio ; 13 x ;
England ; 7/13*520 ; 280
and Japan ; 4/13* 520 ; 160
∆ ; 120
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The employees at a company meeting are residents of the countries England, France, and Japan in the ratio 7:2:4, respectively. If 520 total employees are at the meeting, the meeting includes how many more residents of England than of Japan?

A. 120
B. 110
C. 100
D. 90
E. 80

\(\frac{( 7 - 4)}{( 7 + 2 + 4)}*520\)

= 120, Answer must be (A)
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The employees at a company meeting are residents of the countries England, France, and Japan in the ratio 7:2:4, respectively. If 520 total employees are at the meeting, the meeting includes how many more residents of England than of Japan?

A. 120
B. 110
C. 100
D. 90
E. 80


We can create the equation:

7x + 2x + 4x = 520

13x = 520

x = 40

So there are 7 * 40 - 4 * 40 = 280 - 160 = 120 more residents of England than of Japan at the meeting.

Answer: A
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