Because of slumping sales, a small company had to lay off some of its employees. The ratio of total employees to employees laid off is 5 to 1. Find the total number of employees if 22 are laid off.

Answer 1

Let's set up an equation to solve for the total number of employees.

Let x be the total number of employees.

According to the given information, the ratio of total employees to employees laid off is 5 to 1, which means:

x/22 = 5/1

Cross multiply:

1 * x = 22 * 5
x = 110

Therefore, the total number of employees in the company is 110.