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?

A360
B340
C320
D300

Verified Answer :

Answer:

Total employees this company have are 300 .

Option (D) is correct .

Step-by-step explanation:

Formula

\(Percentage = \frac{Part\ value\times 100}{Total\ value}\)

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

\(8 = \frac{24\times 100}{Total\ value}\)

\(Total\ value= \frac{24\times 100}{8}\)

\(Total\ value= 3\times 100\)

Total value = 300

Therefore the total employees this company have are 300 .

Option (D) is correct .