SOLUTION: In an office, there are 50 workers. A total of 60% of the workers are women, and the chances of a woman wearing a skirt is 50%. If no men wear skirts, how many workers are wearing

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Question 1189312: In an office, there are 50 workers. A total of 60% of the workers are women, and the chances of a woman wearing a skirt is 50%. If no men wear skirts, how many workers are wearing skirts?
Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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The problem as stated can't be solved.

Saying that "the chances of a woman wearing a skirt is 50%" is NOT the same as saying that 50% of the women are wearing skirts.

Ignoring the deficiency in the statement of the problem....

50 workers; 60% are women -- so (.60*50) = 30 workers are women
30 women; 50% wearing skirts -- so (.50*30) = 15 workers are wearing skirts

ANSWER: 15