Question

There are 24 employees out sick one day at Imperial Hardware. This is 8% of the total workforce. How many employees does this company have?

A. 360
B. 340
C. 320
D. 300

Answer 1

Total employees this company have are 300 .

Option (D) is correct .

Explanation:

Formula

`Percentage = (Part\ value* 100)/(Total\ value)`

As given

There are 24 employees out sick one day at Imperial Hardware.

This is 8% of the total workforce.

Part value = 24

Percentage = 8%

Putting all the values in the formula

`8 = (24* 100)/(Total\ value)`

`Total\ value= (24* 100)/(8)`

`Total\ value= 3* 100`

Total value = 300

Therefore the total employees this company have are 300 .

Option (D) is correct .