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

Production has \(0.35\times1800=630\) employees, of whom \(0.50\times1020=510\) are men, leaving 120 women. Marketing has \(0.18\times1800=324\) employees, of whom…

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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: Total number of female employees working in the Production and Marketing department together is

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Production has 0.35×1800=6300.35\times1800=630 employees, of whom 0.50×1020=5100.50\times1020=510 are men, leaving 120 women. Marketing has 0.18×1800=3240.18\times1800=324 employees, of whom 0.15×1020=1530.15\times1020=153 are men, leaving 171 women. Together they have 120+171=291120+171=291 female employees.

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