Question

    In a company, 70% of the employees are in the

    engineering department, and the rest are in the marketing department. 50% of the engineering employees and 30% of the marketing employees have received performance bonuses. If the number of employees who did not receive performance bonuses is 350, find the total number of employees in the company.
    A 625 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 620 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 700 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 558 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    ATQ, Let the total number of employees be ‘y’. According to the question, (0.5 × 0.70y) + (0.7 × 0.30y) = 350 Or, 0.35y + 0.21y = 350 Or, 0.56y = 350 Or, y = 350 / 0.56 = 625 The total number of employees in the company is 625.

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