{"id":24478,"date":"2025-06-18T15:31:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T15:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/?p=24478"},"modified":"2025-06-18T15:31:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T15:31:13","slug":"last-year-at-this-time-we-had-840-employees-since-that-time-our-staff-has-increased-by-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/last-year-at-this-time-we-had-840-employees-since-that-time-our-staff-has-increased-by-5\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Last year at this time we had 840 employees. Since that time, our staff has increased by 5%&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;Last year at this time we had 840 employees. Since that time, our staff has increased by 5%.&#8221; Employee: &#8220;Wow! That means we now have a total of <strong><em>__<\/em><\/strong> employees.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><strong>The correct answer and explanation is:<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Correct Answer: 882 employees<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Explanation (300 words)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To solve this problem, we\u2019re told that last year there were <strong>840 employees<\/strong>, and the staff has <strong>increased by 5%<\/strong>. We need to calculate the new total number of employees after this 5% increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 1: Convert the Percentage to Decimal<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Percent means \u201cper hundred,\u201d so: 5%=5100=0.055\\% = \\frac{5}{100} = 0.05<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 2: Multiply the Original Number of Employees by the Percentage Increase<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Now calculate <strong>5% of 840<\/strong>: 0.05\u00d7840=420.05 \\times 840 = 42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, 42 employees were added in the past year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 3: Add the Increase to the Original Number<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>840+42=882840 + 42 = 882<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, the <strong>current number of employees is 882<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why This Works<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This type of calculation uses the concept of <strong>percentage increase<\/strong>, which is common in business, finance, and everyday scenarios. When a quantity grows by a given percent, we calculate the additional amount by multiplying the original value by that percent (in decimal form) and then add it to the original.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alternatively, you can use a <strong>multiplier approach<\/strong>: 840\u00d7(1+0.05)=840\u00d71.05=882840 \\times (1 + 0.05) = 840 \\times 1.05 = 882<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This method directly gives the final amount after the increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Real-World Application<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Understanding percentage increases helps in interpreting business growth, evaluating salary raises, analyzing population changes, and more. In this case, the 5% growth shows a healthy increase in staffing, which might suggest company expansion, increased demand, or successful hiring initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, the total number of employees now is <strong>882<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Last year at this time we had 840 employees. Since that time, our staff has increased by 5%.&#8221; Employee: &#8220;Wow! 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