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I am confused; I thought the question is asking

females on beach vacation/females in the company
21/60
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I am confused; I thought the question is asking

females on beach vacation/females in the company
21/60


:evil: yes you are right... :good
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I am confused; I thought the question is asking

females on beach vacation/females in the company
21/60


dammit.. i thought what percent of females/total employees..

argh!
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Total: 100 empl

Men = 40 and women = 60

70 on vacation--> 40/100 or 2/5 x 70 on beach

# female on beach --> 3/4 x 2/5 x 70 = 21

% of female emp on beach = 21/60 x 100 = 35%
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good job guys.....

OA is indeed E.



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