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In a company, initially the ratio of the foreign and domestic workers was 5 : 8. When some foreign and 12 domestic workers left the company, this ratio became 2 : 3. Later, when 10 more foreign workers were replaced by 10 new domestic workers, this ratio became 3 : 7. The initial number of domestic workers in the company was ___

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Correct Answer: 72

Let the initial number of foreign workers =5k= 5k and domestic workers =8k= 8k.


After some foreign workers and 1212 domestic workers left, the ratio became 2:32 : 3.

Let the new counts be 2m2m (foreign) and 3m3m (domestic). So 8k12=3m8k - 12 = 3m.


Next, 1010 foreign workers were replaced by 1010 domestic workers, giving foreign =2m10= 2m - 10 and domestic =3m+10= 3m + 10, with ratio 3:73 : 7:

2m103m+10=37\dfrac{2m - 10}{3m + 10} = \dfrac{3}{7}

7(2m10)=3(3m+10)7(2m - 10) = 3(3m + 10)

14m70=9m+3014m - 70 = 9m + 30

5m=1005m = 100, so m=20m = 20.


Domestic workers after the first change =3m=60= 3m = 60.

Initial domestic workers =60+12=72= 60 + 12 = 72.

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