document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=51374>Question 51374</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321356918/algebrahomeworkh>college algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I got stuck on this word problem can anyone help, thanks.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At the Northside assembly plant, 5% of the workers were classified as minority, while at the southside assembly plant, 80% of the workers were classified as minority. When Northside and southside were closed, all workers transferred to the new Eastside plant to make up its entire work force. If 50% of the 1500 employees at Eastside are minority, then how many employees did Northside and Southside have originally?? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "At the Northside assembly plant, 5% of the workers were classified as minority, while at the southside assembly plant, 80% of the workers were classified as minority. When Northside and southside were closed, all workers transferred to the new Eastside plant to make up its entire work force. If 50% of the 1500 employees at Eastside are minority, then how many employees did Northside(N SAY) and Southside(S SAY) have originally??<BR>\n" );
document.write( "MINORITIES IN N.S PLANT = 5%..THAT IS N*5/100=N/20.....................1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "MINORITIES IN S.S.PLANT = 80%...THAT IS S*80/100=4S/5.................2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "BOTH WENT TO E.S.PLANT<BR>\n" );
document.write( "HENCE TOTAL WORKERS = N+S=1500.................3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "MINORITIES ARE = 50%.....THAT IS 1500*50/100=750<BR>\n" );
document.write( "BUT FROM 1 & 2 ..750 = N/20 + 4S/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "MULTIPLYING BY 20......... N+16S=15000................4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQN4 - EQN.3 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "15S=15000-1500=13500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S=900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "N=600 </SPAN>\n" );
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