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  • 25-07-2017
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By hiring 45 new employees, a department store increased its help by 18% during the Christmas season. How many employees did the store have before the increase?

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Peredhel
Peredhel Peredhel
  • 25-07-2017
Hi!

We can set up a proportion then cross multiply to solve this.

[tex] \frac{45}{x} \frac{18}{100} [/tex]

45 x 100 = 4500
4500/18 = 250

The answer is 250

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