Question
The number of females in a company is 20% fewer than the
number of males. After 10 males and 16 females join the company, the number of males becomes half of the total employees. Find the initial total number of employees in the company.Solution
Let the number of male employees in the company = 5x Then the number of female employees in the company = 4x According to question- (5x+10): (4x+16) = 1: 1 5x+10 = 4x+16 X = 6 total number of employees in the company initially = 4x+5x = 9x = 54
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