Solution:Given, the number of employees working in company A who attended the conference = 112
Let the total number of employees who attended the conference be ‘t’
According to the question:
⇒ 20% of t = 112 ⇒ t/5 = 112
⇒ t = 112 × 5 = 560
Hence, total number of employees who attended the conference = 560
Number of employees working in company D who attended the conference = (3/8) × 560 = 210
Number of employees working in company B who attended the conference = (4/5) × 210 = 168
Total number of employees working in company C and E together who attended the meeting
= 560 - (112 + 168 + 210)
= (560 - 490) = 70
Ratio of the number of employees working in company C to the number of employees working in company E who attended the conference = 4 : 3
Hence, number of employees working in company C who attended the conference = (4/7) × 70 = 40
And number of employees working in company E who attended the conference = 70 - 40 = 30
Company | Number of employees who attended the conference
A → 112
B → 168
C → 40
D → 210
E → 30
Required percentage = {(168 - 40)/40} × 100 = 320%