In a certain company 20% of the men and 40% of the women attended the annual company picnic.If 45% of all the employees are men .What % of all the employee went to the picnic?
Pick
A) 31 % B) 34 % C) 35 % D) 36 % E) 37 %

Rationale: "total men in company 45 % means total women in company 55 % ( assume total people in company 100 % ) no of men employees attended picnic = 45 x ( 20 / 100 ) = 9 no of women employees attend picnic = 55 x ( 40 / 100 ) = 22 total percentage of employees attend the picnic = 9 + 22 = 31 % answer : a"
Answer: A