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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A company recently downsized its number of employees by 35%.  if there are still 78 employees, how many employees wre there prior to the layoffs? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = number of employees before layoffs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - .35x = 78<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(1-.35) = 78<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(.65) = 78<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 78/.65<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 120<BR>\n" );
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