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PLEASE HELP!!!!!   An international company has

14,500
employees in one country. If this represents
33.7%
of the company's employees, how many employees does it have in total?
Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

User OHY
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Part÷Whole=Percent÷100
Part=14,500
Whole=X
Percent=33.7
14,500÷X=33.7÷100
Put this in fraction form and cross multiply. You will get
1,450,000=33.7X
Divide by 33.7 and you get 43,026.71
Round and your answer is 43,027.
User Darryl RN
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