Problema Solution
Because of slumping sales, a small company had to lay off some of its employees. The
ratio of total employees to employees laid off is 5 to 1. Find the total number of
employees if 22 are laid off.
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Let 'x' represent the total number of employees.
x : 22 = 5 : 1
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x = 110 employees
The total number of employees is 110.