Question

The number of employees for a certain company has been decreasing each year by 3%. If the company currently has 810 employees and this rate continues, find
the number of employees in 9 years.

Answer 1

Answer:

219 employees

Step-by-step explanation:

3% of decreasing rate of employees per year is calculated thus:

$3\% \: of \: 810 \: employees$

$= \frac{3}{100} \times 810$

$= 24.3 \: employees \: per \: year$

In 9 years,

$= 24.3 \times 9$

$= 218.7 = 219 \: employees$

Therefore, the number of employees for a certain company where decreasing rate of employees is 3% and continued to decrease for 9 years; and 810 employees are currently working is 219 employees. By implication, 810 + 219 = 1029 employees were working in the company 9 years ago.