The workforce of Company X is 60% female. The company hired 24 additional male workers, and as a result, the percent of female workers dropped to 55%.How many employees did the company have after hiring the additional male workers? Choose one
A) 160 B) 220 C) 288 D) 360 E) 420

Rationale: "let ' s xx be total quantity of employees 0.6 x = females before adding men 0.55 ( x + 24 ) = females after adding men as quantity of women does n ' t change we can make an equation : 0.6 x = 0.55 ( x + 24 ) 0.05 x = 13.2 x = 264 - this is quantity of employees before adding 24 men so after adding it will be 288 answer is c"
Answer: C