Problema Solution
a company recently surveyed all of its employees. overall, 3 out of every 16 employees preferred the companys current benefit plan. additionally, 5 out of every 8 employees preferred a different plan. a total of 150 employees did not indicate a preference for either the current plan or different. how many employees preferred the company current plan?
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let x be the total number of workers
x(3/16) preferred the current plan
x(5/8) preferred different plan
the rest of the workers didn't indicate a preference for either the current plan or different
x - x(3/16) - x(5/8) = 150
by solving we find
x = 800
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800(3/16) = 150
150 employees preferred the company's current plan.