If the 10% of daily wagers were fired while 540 workers survived. how many workers were originally there?

If the 10% of daily wagers were fired while 540 workers survived. how many workers were originally there?

Explanation

Let total wagers = x

We know that 10% fired while 90% survived so,

90% of x = 540

90 * x = 450 

⇒      x = 600