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Only 75% of the employees in a company are skilled workers. 80% of the skilled workers and 20% of the…

Temporary skilled workers are 75% × 20% = 15% of all employees, and temporary unskilled workers are 25% × 80% = 20%. Thus temporary employees form 35% of the total, so the…

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Only 75% of the employees in a company are skilled workers. 80% of the skilled workers and 20% of the unskilled are permanent employees; all other employees are temporary. If the temporary employees are 126, then the total number of employees of that company is

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Temporary skilled workers are 75% × 20% = 15% of all employees, and temporary unskilled workers are 25% × 80% = 20%. Thus temporary employees form 35% of the total, so the total is 126/0.35 = 360.

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