A company has been forced to reduce its number of employees today the company has 35% fewer employees than it did a year ago if there are currently 208 employees how many employees did the company have a year ago

Answer 1

Let's assume the number of employees the company had a year ago is x.
The company had to reduce 35% of its employees, which is 35/100 * x = 0.35x.
So, the current number of employees is x - 0.35x = 0.65x.
We are given that the current number of employees is 208, so 0.65x = 208.
Dividing by 0.65, we find that x = 208 / 0.65 = <<208/0.65=320>>320.
Therefore, the company had 320 employees a year ago. Answer: \boxed{320}.