SOLUTION: Hello, i would like some help with this problem and the steps to solve it In a certain company, 30 percent of the men and 20 percent of the women attend night school. If 40 p

Question 828108: Hello, i would like some help with this problem and the steps to solve it

In a certain company, 30 percent of the men and 20 percent of the women attend night school. If 40 percent of all employees are men, what percent of all the employees attend night school?
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Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

w=workers employees
b=boys men
g= girls women
s= students
p=workers/students
.4w=b,
.3b+.2g=s,
w/s=p
p = (25 b)/(3 b+2 g)

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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In a certain company, 30 percent of the men and 20 percent of the women attend night school. If 40 percent of all employees are men, what percent of all the employees attend night school?

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