Question

Ivy Corporation gave 72 people a bonus. If Ivy had given 3 more people bonuses, Ivy would have rewarded (3/5) of the workforce. How large is Ivy’s workforce?

Answer 1

It is given that they awarded 72 people.

It is also known that if they would have awarded 3 more people ,3/5th of the total workforce is given bonuses.

So it follows:

$\begin{gathered} 72+3=\frac{3}{5}\times x \\ 75\times\frac{5}{3}=x \\ x=125 \end{gathered}$

So the total workforce is 125 people.