Employees recruited (R) and left (L) in five positions, 2016–2021 (2016 = founding strength). Dashes not given.

Position	2016	2017 R	2017 L	2018 R	2018 L	2019 R	2019 L	2020 R	2020 L	2021 R	2021 L
Administrators	380	140	60	90	46	74	44	80	36	96	48
Analysts	600	136	60	120	64	118	48	128	50	144	56
Programmers	440	128	52	120	60	104	50	96	56	124	72
Testers	580	100	50	112	52	124	48	136	44	130	46
Peons	410	92	48	76	44	98	40	112	60	—	—

During the period from 2016 to 2021, what is the approximate percentage of the total number of programmers who left the company relative to the total number of programmers who joined the company?

A19

B21

C27

D29 ✓ Correct

Correct answer: (D) 29

Explanation

The answer is about 29 percent.

The programmers who left total 52 plus 60 plus 50 plus 56 plus 72, which is 290.

The programmers who joined total 440 plus 128 plus 120 plus 104 plus 96 plus 124, which is 1012.

So the leaving share is 290 divided by 1012, times 100.

That is about 28.65 percent, which rounds to 29.

The other options do not match this value.

So the answer is about 29 percent.

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