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Question 1044969: dana an auto parts supplier headquartered in toledo ohio recently announced it would be cutting 11,000 jobs worldwide this is equivalent to 15% of danas workforce find the size of danas workforce prior to this round of job layoffs round to the nearest whole
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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x = size of dana's workforce

15% of x = 11,000
(15/100)*x = 11,000
0.15*x = 11,000
0.15*x/0.15 = 11,000/0.15
x = 73,333.3333333333

There are about 73,333 workers total that worked for the company. This is before this round of layoffs.