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the company gains 14 employees and then loses 17 employees is the company size larger smaller or the same

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Let x represent the number of employees in the company initially.

A gain of 14 employees is expressed as x + 14

A loss of 17 employees is expressed as x + 14 - 17 = x - 3

The original number is reduced by 3.

Therefore, the company size is smaller

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