document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=530549>Question 530549</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A local government had an employee reduction and lost 1/10 of it employees. I the 198 of its employees were left after the reduction, how many employees were there originally? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If 1/10 left, 9/10 remained.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let \"x\" be the original number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(9/10)x = 198<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (10/9)198<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 220 (original number)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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