document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=24899>Question 24899</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ACME, INC., LAYS OFF 15% FO WORK FORCE: 2500 People to Lose Jobs. How many workers did Acme employ before the layoff?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #13456 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=13456\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = the number of people employed by ACME, Inc.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "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))<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have never seen 0.67 of a person, so I would say that ACME had 16,667 employees before the layoff.<BR>\n" );
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