a local government had an employee reduction and lost 1/9 of their employees. If 176 of its employees were left after the reduction how many employees were there originally?

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(8/9)x = 176

x = 176 / (8/9)

x = 176 * (9/8)

x = 1,584 / 8

x = 198
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