SOLUTION: After a downturn in the economy, a company downsized by 35%. If there are still 78 employees, how many employees were there prior to the layoffs?

SOLUTION: After a downturn in the economy, a company downsized by 35%. If there are still 78 employees, how many employees were there prior to the layoffs?

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Question 115165: After a downturn in the economy, a company downsized by 35%. If there are still 78 employees, how many employees were there prior to the layoffs?
Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1-.35=.65 WHICH IS THE AMOUNT OF EMPLOYEES LEFT AFTER THE DOWNSIZING.
.65X=78
X=78/.65
X=120 IS THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES PRIOR TO THE LAYOFFS.

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