The arithmetic is sloppy but it's the same order of magnitude: if I were being lazy I might do soemthing similar.
DC
On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 9:32 PM, John S Costello <joxn.costello at gmail.com>wrote:
> That's change I can believe in!
>
> Now, a word problem. James is an employer who sadly needs to make
> some budget cuts. James lays off 202 employees, bringing his total
> workforce to 950. What percentage of his original workforce did James
> lay off?
>
> Answer: 17%, not "more than 20%" as the article claims.
>
> On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 8:19 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> > [via Wonkette]
> >
> > <
> http://coloradoindependent.com/15287/after-pumping-money-into-prop-8-focus-on-the-family-announcing-layoffs
> >
> >
> > More layoffs at Focus on the Family
> >
> > Ministry spent more than $500,000 to pass California's Prop. 8 gay
> marriage
> > ban
> > By CARA DEGETTE 11/17/08 11:50 AM
> >
> > UPDATE: Focus on the Family announced this afternoon that 202 jobs will
> be
> > cut companywide — more than 20 percent of its workforce. Initial reports
> > bring the total number of remaining employees to around 950.
>
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