There are 24 employees out sick one day at Imperial Hardware. This is 8% of the total workforce. How many employees does this company have?
A. 360
B. 340
C. 320
D. 300

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Answer:

Total employees this company have are 300 .

Option (D) is correct .

Step-by-step explanation:

Formula

[tex]Percentage = \frac{Part\ value\times 100}{Total\ value}[/tex]

As given

There are 24 employees out sick one day at Imperial Hardware.

This is 8% of the total workforce.

Part value = 24

Percentage = 8%

Putting all the values in the formula

[tex]8 = \frac{24\times 100}{Total\ value}[/tex]

[tex]Total\ value= \frac{24\times 100}{8}[/tex]

[tex]Total\ value= 3\times 100[/tex]

Total value = 300

Therefore the total employees this company have are 300 .

Option (D) is correct .


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