document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=198970>Question 198970</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> American Products plans to lay off 10% of its employees in its aerospace division and 15% of its empolooyees in its agricultural division. If altogether 12% of the 3000 employees in these two divisions will be laid off, then how many employees are in each division? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #149461 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=RAY100><B>RAY100(1637)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=RAY100><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=149461\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let  Ae  =  Aero  div,  and  Ag =  Agriculture  div<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".10 Ae + .15 Ag = .12 (3000)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and, Ae +Ag +3000,,,,Ae  = 3000  -Ag<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".10 ( 3000 -Ag) + .15 Ag = .12 (3000)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "300 -.1 Ag +.15 Ag = 360<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".05 Ag  = 60<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ag = 1200<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ae = 3000 -1200 = 1800<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".10(1800) + .15 ( 1200) = .12 (3000)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "180 +180  =360,.,,,,,,,ok </SPAN>\n" );
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