Fifteen percent of the workers earn minimum wage. if 24 workers earn minimum wage. how many total workers?

Given:

15 percent of the workers earn minimum wage

24 workers earn minimum wage

Find the total number of workers.

15% is the percentage of the part of a whole.

24 is the value of the part.

To get the value of the whole, we divide the part by its percentage

24 : 15% = 160

There are a total of 160 workers.