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All the employees of Company X were appraised at the year end. 40% of 19 Nov 2024, 01:30
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All the employees of Company X were appraised at the year end. 40% of the employees got a promotion, 50% of the employees got a salary hike and 30% of the employees neither got a promotion nor got a salary hike. If there were 40 employees who got both the promotion and the salary hike, what was the number of employees in the company?

A. 100
B. 120
C. 150
D. 200
E. 250


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All the employees of Company X were appraised at the year end. 40% of 19 Nov 2024, 04:59
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x = (40/100)x + (50/100)x - 40 + (30/100)x
x = (120/100)x - 40
(20/100)x = 40
x = 200

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All the employees of Company X were appraised at the year end. 40% of the employees got a promotion, 50% of the employees got a salary hike and 30% of the employees neither got a promotion nor got a salary hike. If there were 40 employees who got both the promotion and the salary hike, what was the number of employees in the company?

A. 100
B. 120
C. 150
D. 200
E. 250


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All the employees of Company X were appraised at the year end. 40% of the employees got a promotion, 50% of the employees got a salary hike and 30% of the employees neither got a promotion nor got a salary hike. If there were 40 employees who got both the promotion and the salary hike, what was the number of employees in the company?

A. 100
B. 120
C. 150
D. 200
E. 250


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pp'
s20x=4050x
s'20x30x50x
40x100x
so 100x=200

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