The following data describes the staff of a Five Star Corporation across Professional and Managerial grades. The women in the Professional grade number 90 in all, spread across categories that include Legal with 30 and HR with 15. The women in the Managerial grade number 30 in all. There are five times as many men in the Professional grade as there are women in that grade. The Corporation employs a total of 1300 staff across the Professional and Managerial grades together, and these two grades form 8 percent of the total workforce. Based on the data, answer the questions that follow.
How many people does the Corporation employ in total?
The Corporation employs 16250 people, so the answer is 16250.
The Professional and Managerial grades together have 1300 staff.
These two grades form 8 percent of the total workforce.
So 8 percent of the total workforce equals 1300.
The total is 1300 divided by 8 percent.
That is 1300 times 100 divided by 8, which is 16250.
So the answer is 16250.
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