Question

If a company employed 50 people in 1995, and tripled their employment by 2005, how many total people would be employed if there are 40% more employees than in 2005 by 2015?

Answer 1

210

Explanation:

In 2005 the employee was tripple of 1995 which is 50×3=150. So number of employees in 2005=150.

In 2015 number of employees were 40% of employees in 2005.

40% of 150 =150×40÷100 = 60,

Therefore number of employees in 2015 =150+60= 210 employees.

Answer 2

210 employees in 2015

Explanation:

In order to solve this we first have to calculate the number of employees that there were in 2005, since the problem says that they tripled their employees from 1995, that meas three times 50, meaning 150 employees in 2005, if by 2015 the number of employees had increase in 40% we just do a simple rule of three, 150 being the 100% and trying to calculate the 140%:

`(150)/(100)= (x)/(15) \\x=(150*15)/(100)\\ x= 210`

So now we know that there were 210 employees in 2015.