In a department of $1200$ employees, the percentages in six teams are Marketing $15\%$, Accounts $10\%$, IT $35\%$, HR $12\%$, Production $18\%$, Distribution $10\%$. If $65\%$ of Marketing employees are men, the number of men in Marketing is:
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Question
In a department of $1200$ employees, the percentages in six teams are Marketing $15\%$, Accounts $10\%$, IT $35\%$, HR $12\%$, Production $18\%$, Distribution $10\%$. If $65\%$ of Marketing employees are men, the number of men in Marketing is:
Option A
108
Option B
112
Option C — Correct answer
117
Correct choice.
Option D
120
Explanation
Marketing employees $=15\%$ of $1200=180$. Men $=65\%$ of $180=117$.