SOLUTION: ACME, INC., LAYS OFF 15% FO WORK FORCE: 2500 People to Lose Jobs. How many workers did Acme employ before the layoff?

Question 24899: ACME, INC., LAYS OFF 15% FO WORK FORCE: 2500 People to Lose Jobs. How many workers did Acme employ before the layoff?

Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = the number of people employed by ACME, Inc.
The number of people laid off is 15% of x and this is equal to 2,500, so you can write: (Change the percent to equivalent decimal, 15% = 0.15))
Solve for x. Divide both sides by 0.15

I have never seen 0.67 of a person, so I would say that ACME had 16,667 employees before the layoff.

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