The following table shows the percentage (%) breakup of (i) number of employees, (ii) number of male…
Promoted employees in IT are 26 per cent of 600, that is 156, and half of them, 78, are men. IT has \(0.20\times1020=204\) male employees. The share of IT's men who were…
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The following table shows the percentage (%) breakup of
(i) number of employees,
(ii) number of male employees, and
(iii) number of employees who recently got promoted in five different departments, namely, Accounts, Production, IT, HR, and Marketing, of an organization. Total number of employees, male employees and recently promoted employees are 1800, 1020 and 600 respectively.
Based on the data in the table, answer the question.
Department-wise Breakup of Employees
| Department | Distribution (%) of Employees | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Employees (1800) | Number of Male Employees (1020) | Number of recently promoted employees (600) | |
| Accounts | 20% | 5% | 6% |
| Production | 35% | 50% | 35% |
| IT | 15% | 20% | 26% |
| HR | 12% | 10% | 11% |
| Marketing | 18% | 15% | 22% |
Question: If half of the number of employees who got promoted from the IT department were males, then the approximate percentage of males who got promoted from the IT department was ______.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer D
Promoted employees in IT are 26 per cent of 600, that is 156, and half of them, 78, are men. IT has male employees. The share of IT's men who were promoted is per cent. Dividing by all 270 IT employees would give about 29 per cent, which answers a different question.
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