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In a programming team of 16 persons, 1/4 are women and 3/4 are men. To obtain a team with 40 percent women, how many women should be hired

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Answer:

Explanation:

4

User Sungwon
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Answer:

4 more woman. total women in the team = 8 women

Explanation:

1/4 * 16 = 4 women and 16 - 4 = 12 men

8/20 * 100 = 40%

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