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The following table shows the percentage (%) breakup of (i) number of employees, (ii) number of male…

Accounts has \(0.20\times1800=360\) employees. Its male employees are 5 per cent of the 1020 men, that is \(0.05\times1020=51\). The number of women is therefore…

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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

DepartmentDistribution (%) of Employees
Number of Employees (1800)Number of Male Employees (1020)Number of recently promoted employees (600)
Accounts20%5%6%
Production35%50%35%
IT15%20%26%
HR12%10%11%
Marketing18%15%22%

Question:
How many females work in the Accounts department?

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Accounts has 0.20×1800=3600.20\times1800=360 employees. Its male employees are 5 per cent of the 1020 men, that is 0.05×1020=510.05\times1020=51. The number of women is therefore 360−51=309360-51=309.

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