Question

A company has recently been hiring new employees. Today the company has 35% more employees than it did a year ago. If there are currently

43,200 employees, how many employees did the company have a year ago?

Answer 1

28,080

Explanation:

1. Turn 35% into a decimal (.35)
2. Multiply .35 by the amount of current employees (.35 * 43200 = 15120)
3. Subtract the current amount of employees (43200) by 15120 (the amount of employees that joined) which should be 28080. This is your answer.