SOLUTION: 1. If 2/3 of employees of a company are women and 1/4 of the remaining employees are married and the rest are 9 bachelors. What is the total number of employees? 2. How would y

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Question 347044: 1. If 2/3 of employees of a company are women and 1/4 of the remaining employees are married and the rest are 9 bachelors. What is the total number of employees?
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Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be the total number of employees.
2x/3 + (x/3 * 1/4) + 9 = x
2x/3 + x/12 + 9 = x
8x+x+108=12x multiply each side by 12.
-3x=-108
x=36
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Ed