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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "American Products plans to lay off 10% of it's employees in its aerospace division, and 15% of its employees in its agriculture division. If altogether 12% of the 3000 employees in these two divisions will be laid off, then how many employees are in each division? \n" ); document.write( "
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American Products plans to lay off 10% of it's employees in its aerospace division, and 15% of its employees in its agriculture division. If altogether 12% of the 3000 employees in these two divisions will be laid off, then how many employees are in each division?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "There are 3000 employees in the two divisions.
\n" ); document.write( "Let number in aerospace be \"x\"
\n" ); document.write( "Then number of agriculture is \"3000-x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Number laid off in aerospace is 10%(x) = 0.10x
\n" ); document.write( "Number laid off in agriculture is 15%(3000-x)=450-0.15x
\n" ); document.write( "Number laidoff overall is 12%(3000)=360
\n" ); document.write( "EQUATION:
\n" ); document.write( "laid off + laid off= 360
\n" ); document.write( "0.10x + 450-0.15x=360
\n" ); document.write( "-0.05x=-90
\n" ); document.write( "x=1800 (number in aerospace)
\n" ); document.write( "3000-x=1200 (number in agriculture)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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