SOLUTION: 1. In an office with 21 staff members, 1/3 are men and 2/3 are women. To obtain a staff in which 1/4 are men, how many women should be hired?
(A) 7 (B) 5 (C) 3 (D) 2
2. The pri
Question 528708: 1. In an office with 21 staff members, 1/3 are men and 2/3 are women. To obtain a staff in which 1/4 are men, how many women should be hired?
(A) 7 (B) 5 (C) 3 (D) 2
2. The price of sugar increased 20 percent in 2000 and 10 percent in 2001. By approximately what percent would the price at the end of 2001 have to be decreased to restore the price of the sugar to its pre-2000 price?
(A) 40% (B) 32% (C) 30% (D) 24%. Answer by mathstutor494(120) (Show Source):