There are 300 employees in a room. 99% are managers. How many managers must leave the room to bring down the percentage of managers to 98%? Choices:
A) 200
B) 175
C) 150
D) 125
E) 100
There are 297 managers and 3 others. The 3 others would compose 2% of the total number of people if there were 150 people in the room. Thus 150 managers must leave.   The answer is 150.
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There are 300 employees in a room. 99% are managers. How many managers must leave the room to bring down the percentage of managers to 98%?