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Yesterday 20 employees in an office were absent. if these absentees constitutes 25% of the employees how many employees are there?
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Yesterday 20 employees in an office were absent. if these absentees constitutes 25% of the employees how many employees are there?

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20 employees = 25%
100% divided by 25% = 4
4 x 20 = 80
80 = 100%
User Jspacek
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20 =
(1)/(4), so 20 • 4 = 80

there are 80 employees total
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