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The total number of employees in a company is 450, and each employee earns $2000 per month. If the company laid off 1/3 of its employees due to tough economic times, calculate the total amount of money the company paid to the remaining employees.
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How many employees were laid off? ** 1/3 of the employees were laid off, that is 1/3*450 = <<450*1/3=150>>150 employees.
How many employees were left? ** There were 450-150 = <<450-150=300>>300 employees remaining.
How much money was paid to the remaining employees? ** If the company was paying each person $2000, the total amount of money paid to the remaining employees is 300*2000 = $<<300*2000=600000>>600000.
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