SOLUTION: Ivy Corporation gave 72 people a bonus. If Ivy had given 5 more people bonuses, Ivy would have rewarded 1/3 of the workforce.
How large is Ivy’s workforce?
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Question 706332: Ivy Corporation gave 72 people a bonus. If Ivy had given 5 more people bonuses, Ivy would have rewarded 1/3 of the workforce.
How large is Ivy’s workforce?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ivy's workforce is unknown number, w.
72+5=(1/3)w
In clearer words, if Ivy had given 77 of its workers bonuses, ...
Find w.
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