SOLUTION: Extra help needed for this problem. A manufacturer employs 24 part-tome workers. This is 30% of their employees. What is their total employee count? I really need help wi

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A manufacturer employs 24 part-tome workers. This is 30% of their employees. What is their total employee count?


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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A manufacturer employs 24 part-tome workers. This is 30% of their employees. What is their total employee count?
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Let the total employee count be "x".
EQUATION:
30% of x = 24
0.30x = 24
x = 24/0.3
x = 240/3
x = 80 (the total number of employees is 80)
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Stan H.