A company laid off one-sixth of its workforce because of falling sales. If the number of employees after the layoff is 690, how many employees were laid off?

138

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of employees before the layoff be x.

1/6 of the company's workers were laid off and the remaining workers are 690. This means that:

1/6 * x = x - 690

=> x/6 = x - 690

=> 690 = x - x/6

690 = 5x/6

=> x = (690 * 6) / 5

x = 828

There were 828 workers before the layoff. Therefore, the number of employees that were laid off is:

828 - 690 = 138 employees