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Microsoft Windows XP operating system is installed on 20% of the company's computers, Microsoft Windows 7 is installed on 85% of computers, and Linux operating system is installed on 10%. At the same time, Linux and Microsoft Windows 7 are installed on 6% of computers, Microsoft Windows XP and Linux on 4%, all three programs are installed on 2% of computers. How many percent of computers have the Microsoft operating system installed?

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o calculate the percentage of computers with the Microsoft operating system installed, we need to find the total number of computers that have either Windows XP or Windows 7 installed.

Microsoft Windows XP operating system is installed on 20% of the company's computers, so 20% of the computers have Windows XP installed.

Microsoft Windows 7 is installed on 85% of computers, so 85% of the computers have Windows 7 installed.

Linux and Microsoft Windows 7 are installed on 6% of computers, so 6% of the computers have both Windows 7 and Linux installed.

Microsoft Windows XP and Linux on 4% of computers, so 4% of the computers have both Windows XP and Linux installed.

All three programs are installed on 2% of computers, so 2% of the computers have all three programs installed.

To avoid double-counting the computers that have both Windows 7 and Linux installed, we need to subtract 6% from the total number of computers with Windows 7 installed. The same applies to the computers that have both Windows XP and Linux installed, so we need to subtract 4% from the total number of computers with Windows XP installed.

The total number of computers with Windows XP or Windows 7 installed is 20% + (85% - 6%) + (20% - 4%) = 20% + 79% + 16% = 115%.

So, 115% of the company's computers have the Microsoft operating system installed.

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User Jerielle
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To find out how many percent of computers have the Microsoft operating system installed, we need to add up the percentage of computers that have Windows XP and Windows 7 installed.

First, let's find out how many percent of computers have both Windows 7 and Linux installed:

85% (Windows 7) - 6% (Windows 7 & Linux) = 79% (Windows 7 only)

Next, let's find out how many percent of computers have both Windows XP and Linux installed:

20% (Windows XP) - 4% (Windows XP & Linux) = 16% (Windows XP only)

Finally, let's add up the percentage of computers that have Windows XP and Windows 7 installed:

79% (Windows 7 only) + 16% (Windows XP only) = 95%

So, 95% of the company's computers have the Microsoft operating system installed.

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