SOLUTION: A major car manufacturer announced it would lay off 17,000 employees worldwide this is equivalent to 20% of it's work force find the size of the work force prior to lay offs

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Question 1124658: A major car manufacturer announced it would lay off 17,000 employees worldwide this is equivalent to 20% of it's work force find the size of the work force prior to lay offs






Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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17000/20% as x/100%
x=85000 by cross-multiplying