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GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS
Solution:
Let’s use a convenient value for the total number of people in town X. Since this is a percent problem, 100 is an easy number to use. If there are 100 people in the town, we know:
100 x 0.64 = 64 = total employed
100 x 0.48 = 48 = employed males
Thus, 64 – 48 = 16 employed females
Now let’s solve for the percent of employed people in town X who are females.
[(Employed Females)/(Total Employed)] x 100 = 16/64 x 100¼ x 100 = 25%
Answer: B