Answer:
The company had approximately 575 employees a year ago.
Step-by-step explanation:
We know the company has 32% fewer employees today, which means they have 100% (original) - 32% (reduction) = 68% of the original number of employees remaining.
=Remaining employees (as a %) / Original employees (as %) = Current employees / Original employees (unknown)
=68% / 100% = 391 employees / Original employees (unknown)
Cross-multiply: 68% * Original employees (unknown) = 100% * 391 employees
Isolate the unknown: Original employees (unknown) = (100% * 391 employees) / 68%
Then we calculate :)
Original employees (unknown) ≈ 575 employees (round to nearest whole number)
