document.write( "Question 203259: 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? \n" ); document.write( "
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In a certain company, 30 percent of the men and 20 percent of the women
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\n" ); document.write( "If 40 percent of all employees are men, what percent of all the employees
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = total employees
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\n" ); document.write( ".4x = men
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\n" ); document.write( ".6x = women
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\n" ); document.write( "In night school
\n" ); document.write( ".3(.4x) = .12x men in night school
\n" ); document.write( ".2(.6x) = .12x women in night school
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\n" ); document.write( "total = .24x, 24% of employees in night school \n" ); document.write( "
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