CCSS.HSF-BF.A.1.A.Q.A1.CI.16 - A major retailer has a staff of 6,400 employees for the holidays. After the holidays, they will decrease their staff by 30%. How many employees will they have after the holidays?

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Sahil Khan (last edited 1 year ago)

Step 1: Calculate 30% of 6400

\frac{30}{100}\times6400=\ 1920

Step 2: Subtract this number from 6,400 to get 4,480.

So the number of employees they will have after the holidays are 4,480.