Problema Solution
A large tire company has 225 employees. There are 4 times as many mechanics as supervisors, and 15 more supervisors than accountants. How many mechanics, supervisors, and accountants work for the company?
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Let 'x' represent the number of supervisors, then '4x' represents the number of mechanics and x-15 represents the number of accountants:
225=x+4x+(x-15)
x=40
4*40=160
40-15=25
So 25 accountants, 40 supervisors and 160 mechanics account for 225 employees.