In a company there are 3 departments - IT, HR and Help Desk. In the IT department there are 125 employees and in the HR department the number of employees is 1/5th of IT. The helpdesk department has 20 employees less than total employees in IT and HR together. What is the total number of employees working in all three departments?

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  1. 150
  2. 170
  3. 280
  4. 180

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Option 3 : 280
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Employees in the IT department = 125

Employees in the HR department = 125 ÷ 5 = 25

Employees in the Helpdesk department = 125 + 25 - 20 = 130

Total number of employees in the company = 125 + 25 + 130 = 280

Hence, there are 280 employees in the company.

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