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Question 483010: a major airline laid off 4000 pilots. if this was a 12.5% reduction in the workforce, what was the size of the workforce after the layoffs? Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If there was 12.5% reduction in the workforce, then the workforce after the layoffs is 100%-12.5%=87.5%
4000-----12.5%
x--------87.5%
