Question

An international company has employees 24,800 in one country. If this represents 33.9% of the company's employees, how many employees does it have in total?

a) 73,318
b) 73,580
c) 73,810
d) 74,000

Answer 1

To find the total number of employees in the company, divide the given number (24,800) by the percentage representing it (33.9%, or 0.339). The resulting total is approximately 73,153. Thus, option b) 73,580 is the nearest answer provided.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the total number of employees in the international company, you need to find out what 33.9% equates to in terms of the total employee count. The given number of employees in one country is 24,800, which represents 33.9% of the total employees. To find the total, you divide the number of employees by the percentage they represent, in decimal form.

Here's the step-by-step calculation:

1. Convert the percentage to a decimal: 33.9% = 0.339.
2. Divide the number of employees by the decimal: 24,800 / 0.339 = 73,153.39.

The closest whole number to 73,153.39 is 73,153, which means that option b) 73,580 would be the nearest choice given in the options, although it's not an exact match. Therefore, the possible total number of employees, based on the closest option provided, is 73,580.