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Question 828108: Hello, i would like some help with this problem and the steps to solve it

In a certain company, 30 percent of the men and 20 percent of the women attend night school. If 40 percent of all employees are men, what percent of all the employees attend night school?
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, MathTherapy:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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w=workers employees
b=boys men
g= girls women
s= students
p=workers/students
.4w=b,
.3b+.2g=s,
w/s=p
p = (25 b)/(3 b+2 g)

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello, i would like some help with this problem and the steps to solve it

In a certain company, 30 percent of the men and 20 percent of the women attend night school. If 40 percent of all employees are men, what percent of all the employees attend night school?


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