Answer:
The company had 32,000 employees a year ago.
Step-by-step explanation:
Last year, the company had x employees.
Today the company has 35% more employees than it did a year ago.
So now it has 100% + 35% = 135% of last year, that is, 1.35x
There are currently 43,200 employees
So
[tex]1.35x = 43200[/tex]
How many employees did the company have a year ago?
We have to solve the equation for x. So
[tex]x = \frac{43200}{1.35} = 32000[/tex]
The company had 32,000 employees a year ago.
