document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1080730>Question 1080730</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A company recently downsized its number of employees by 30&#8203;%. If there are still 84 &#8203;employees, how many employees were there prior to the&#8203; layoffs? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "0.7x=84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide by 0.7 both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=120 employees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "downsize 30% is 36, 120-36=84 </SPAN>\n" );
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