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At a certain company during Year Y, exactly six company employees transferred to the accounting department from another department, and exactly four employees transferred out of the accounting department to another department. Also during Year Y, the company hired some new employees for the accounting department, and some accounting-department employees left the company. At the end of Year Y, there were exactly five more employees in the accounting department than there were at the beginning of the year.
For this company's accounting department during Year Y, select for Newly hired and for Left a number of newly hired employees and a number of employees who left, respectively, that are jointly consistent with the information provided. Make only two selections, one in each column.
For this company's accounting department during Year Y, select for Newly hired and for Left a number of newly hired employees and a number of employees who left, respectively, that are jointly consistent with the information provided. Make only two selections, one in each column.
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Newly hired: 5
left: 2
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andrewjohn8 wrote:
At a certain company during Year Y, exactly six company employees transferred to the accounting department from another department, and exactly four employees transferred out of the accounting department to another department. Also during Year Y, the company hired some new employees for the accounting department, and some accounting-department employees left the company. At the end of Year Y, there were exactly five more employees in the accounting department than there were at the beginning of the year.
For this company's accounting department during Year Y, select for Newly hired and for Left a number of newly hired employees and a number of employees who left, respectively, that are jointly consistent with the information provided. Make only two selections, one in each column.
For this company's accounting department during Year Y, select for Newly hired and for Left a number of newly hired employees and a number of employees who left, respectively, that are jointly consistent with the information provided. Make only two selections, one in each column.
Let people in accounting department in beginning = a
After 6 employees transferred to the accounting deptt, employees = a+6
After 4 employees transferred out of the accounting deptt, employees = a+6-4 = a+2
New hires = b
employees left = c
Final count = a+2+b-c
i.e. a+b-c+2 = a+5
i.e. b-c = 3
Out of teh table,
Newly hired = 5
Left = 2
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Re: At a certain company during Year Y, exactly six company employees tran
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07 Jul 2024, 16:16
GMATinsight wrote:
andrewjohn8 wrote:
At a certain company during Year Y, exactly six company employees transferred to the accounting department from another department, and exactly four employees transferred out of the accounting department to another department. Also during Year Y, the company hired some new employees for the accounting department, and some accounting-department employees left the company. At the end of Year Y, there were exactly five more employees in the accounting department than there were at the beginning of the year.
For this company's accounting department during Year Y, select for Newly hired and for Left a number of newly hired employees and a number of employees who left, respectively, that are jointly consistent with the information provided. Make only two selections, one in each column.
For this company's accounting department during Year Y, select for Newly hired and for Left a number of newly hired employees and a number of employees who left, respectively, that are jointly consistent with the information provided. Make only two selections, one in each column.
Let people in accounting department in beginning = a
After 6 employees transferred to the accounting deptt, employees = a+6
After 4 employees transferred out of the accounting deptt, employees = a+6-4 = a+2
New hires = b
employees left = c
Final count = a+2+b-c
i.e. a+b-c+2 = a+5
i.e. b-c = 3
Out of teh table,
Newly hired = 5
Left = 2
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I am not sure I understand the question fully. Help would be appreciated. Are new employees referring only to those hired externally, or those who have transferred internally? Same for those who have left?