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A local government had an employee reduction and lost 1/13 of its employees. If 264 of its employees were left after the reduction, how many employees were there originally

Name: a local government had an employee reduction and lost 113 of its employees if 264 of its employees were left after the reduction how many employees were there originally
Uploaded: 2023-08-12T01:22:26-08:00
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          A local government had an employee reduction and lost 1/13 of its employees. If 264 of its employees were left after the reduction, how many employees were there originally

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Beginning and Intermediate Algebra

Elayn Martin-Gay 4th Edition

Chapter 2

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Solved by Expert Nick Johnson

08/12/2023

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This represents 12/13 (since 1/13 were lost) of the original number of employees. Let's denote the original number of employees as X. So, we can write the equation: 12/13 * X = 264. To solve for X, we can multiply both sides of the equation by the reciprocal Show more…

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A local government had an employee reduction and lost 1/13 of its employees. If 264 of its employees were left after the reduction, how many employees were there originally