Solve. If necessary, round percents to the nearest tenth, dollar amounts to the nearest cent, and all other numbers to the nearest whole.25% of the lawyers in a firm are female. If there are 888 lawyers altogether, how many lawyers are female?

A. 222 lawyers
B. 3552 lawyers
C. 666 lawyers
D. 3 lawyers


Answer: A

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