SOLUTION: In a company,1/3 of the employees are men,if 2 women are fired from the company,then 2/5 of the remaining are men.How many men are their in the company....?
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Question 911322: In a company,1/3 of the employees are men,if 2 women are fired from the company,then 2/5 of the remaining are men.How many men are their in the company....?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2/5-1/3=
6/15-5/15=1/15 the two women
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2/(1/5)=
2*5/1=10/1=10 total
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1/3*10=10/3=3 men
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