Question

a company recently downsized its number of employees by 30%. if there are still 70 employees, how many employees were there prior to the layoffs? there were employees.

Explanation:

Step1: Let the original number of employees be $x$.

The number of remaining employees is $(1 - 30\%)x$.

Step2: Set up the equation.

We know that $(1 - 30\%)x=70$, which can be written as $0.7x = 70$.

Step3: Solve for $x$.

$x=\frac{70}{0.7}=100$.

Answer:

100