Question

A company recently downsized its number of employees by 30%. If there are still 84 employees, how many employees were there prior to the layoffs?

Answer 1

There were 120 employees prior to the layoffs.

Explanation:

x is original amount of employees

0.7x=84

divide by 0.7 both sides

x=120 employees

downsize 30% is 36, 120-36=84