Question

Merck company has downsized by firing 22,386 employees because of prolonged recessionary conditions . This represents 18% of its global workforce. What was the total global workforce before the layoffs

Answer 1

Let x be the global workforce before the layoffs.

by question

$\begin{gathered} x\times\frac{18}{100}=22386 \\ 0.18x=22386 \\ x=\frac{22386}{0.18} \\ x=124366.67 \end{gathered}$

Hence there are almost 124367 workforces before the layoffs