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      Question

      In a company, the ratio of engineers to technicians is 8:5.

      If the number of engineers decreased by 40 and the number of technicians increased by 20, their numbers would be equal. Find the original number of technicians in the company.
      A 125 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B 173 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C 147 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D 100 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      ATQ,

      Let the number of engineers and technicians be '8n' and '5n', respectively.

      So, 8n - 40 = 5n + 20

      Or, 'n' = 20

      Therefore, number of technicians = 20 Γ— 5 = 100

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