An international company has 28800 employees in one country. If this representss 21.3% of the company’s employees, how many employees does it have total?

Question

Percents 

Answer 1

Begin by reviewing the formula below:

 

(% value) x (total value) = (partial value)

 

For the % value, convert the percentage to decimal form by moving the decimal two places to the left and removing the % sign.

 

21.3% => 0.213  (this will be the % value that we plug into our equation)

 

In this case, we are looking for the total value, so this will be designated x.

 

The partial value is given as 28,800, so we can plug that directly into the equation as is.

 

Plugging these values into the equation as stated above, we get:

 

(0.213) x (x) = (28,800)  => 0.213x = 28,800

 

Divide both sides by 0.213 to isolate x.

 

0.213x ÷ 0.213 = x

28,800 ÷ 0.213 = _________

 

Completing the above calculation on your calculator will give you your final answer.

 

Answer 2

Don't let the size of the numbers fool you, Trystan; the method doesn't change. Simply use the percent equation:

Part        %

------  = -----

Whole    100

 

Plug in your values. You know the percentage, and you know what part of the employees are, not the whole. 

 

28,800  =  21.3

--------     -------

     X            100

 

Now, we cross-multiply:

2,880,000  =  21.3X

    /  21.3       /21.3

135,211.3   =  X

 

This leads =me to wonder if the problem was copied correctly, since we can't have decimal human beings.