There were 100 employees prior to the layoffs
A company downsized the number of it's employees by 30%
100% - 30%
= 70%
There are still 70 employees in the company
Therefore the number of employees that were in the company prior to the layoffs can be calculated as follows
70/100y= 70
0.7x= 70
x= 70/0.7
x= 100
Hence there were 100 employees in the company prior to the layoffs
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