document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=206378>Question 206378</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Engineering Construction Company laid off 120 of its workers. If the number represented 16% of the total number of workers, how many were originally employed? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the number originally employed.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.16x = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 120/0.16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 750<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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