Question 467306: i need help with math. a company lost 1/7 of its employees. if 132 of its employees were left, how many employees were there originally Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a company lost 1/7 of its employees. if 132 of its employees were left, how many employees were there originally
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Let original number of employees be "x":
Equation:
x - (1/7)x = 132
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(6/7)x = 132
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x = (7/6)132
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x = 154
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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