Fifteen percent of the workers at nationwide industries earn minimum wages.if 24 workers earn minimum wage,how many total workers are there at nationwide industries?

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Forethought · Answer 1 · 2019-02-03T21:39:16+0000

Let the total number of workers be x

Workers earning minimum wages=24

24=15% of x

Therefore,x*15/100=24

Taking 100 to RHS,x*15=24*100

x=2400/15

=160