Answer:
see explanation
Explanation:
When constructing the ratio to solve, let x be the quantity to be found.
In this case the total number of employees
The 1 part of the ratio represents employees laid off, that is 22
The 5 part of the ratio represents total employees
The x and 5 go together, either on the numerator or denominator
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5 and x both on numerator
OR
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5 and x both on denominator
Both will lead to the same answer
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( cross- multiply )
x = 5 × 22 = 110 ← total number of employees
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( cross- multiply )
x = 5 × 22 = 110 ← total number of employees