SOLUTION: If 85% of the employees are females and 733 are males what is the total number of employees

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Question 1163918: If 85% of the employees are females and 733 are males what is the total number of employees
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85% of the total number of employees (x) are female, so 15% are male:

0.15x+=+733
x+=+733%2F0.15

Use a calculator; round to the nearest integer, since the number of employees has to be a whole number.