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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 ├Ч 5 = 100

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