Question

a business want to increase its number of employees by 65% to 20,460. How many employees does the company currently have?

Answer 1

12,400

Explanation:

Let the current employees be x

65% increase in number = 0.65x

If the total number of employees after the increase is 20,460, then;

x + 0.65x = 20,460

1.65x = 20,460

x = 20,460/1.65

x = 12,400

Hence the current number of employees is 12,400