Problema Solution
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?
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Let 'x' represent the number of employees prior to the layoffs.
x - 0.30x = 84
0.70x = 84 divide both sides by 0.70
x = 84/0.70
x = 120 employees
There were 120 employees prior to the layoffs.