Question

Company P had 15 percent more employees in December than it had in January. If Company P had 460 employees in December, how many employees did it have in January?

• A. $391$
• B. $400$
• C. $410$
• D. $423$
• E. $445$

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

$400$

Let the number of employees Company P had in January be $x$.
$\therefore$ The number of employees in December were$=x+15$%$x$
$=\frac{115x}{100}$
According to question,
$\frac{115x}{100}=460$
$x=460\times \frac{100}{115}$
$x=460\times \frac{100}{115}$
$\therefore x=400$
Thus, the number of employees Company P had in january were $400$.