Of the 3,600 employees of Company X, 1/6 are clerical.
Of the 3,600 employees of Company X, 1/6 are clerical. If the clerical staff were to be reduced by 1/4, what percent of the total number of the remaining employees would then be clerical?
Answer/Solution
13%
Steps/Work
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Let's see, the way I did it was
1/6 are clerical out of 3600 so 600 are clerical
600 reduced by 1/4 is 1200*1/4
so it reduced 150 people , so there is 450 clerical people left
but since 150 people left, it also reduced from the total of 3600 so there are 3450 people total
since 450 clerical left / 3450 people total
you get (A) 13%
Answer : A
Let's see, the way I did it was
1/6 are clerical out of 3600 so 600 are clerical
600 reduced by 1/4 is 1200*1/4
so it reduced 150 people , so there is 450 clerical people left
but since 150 people left, it also reduced from the total of 3600 so there are 3450 people total
since 450 clerical left / 3450 people total
you get (A) 13%
Answer : A