15% of the workers at Nationwide industries earn minimum wage. If 24 workers earn minimum wage, how many total workers are there at Nationwide industries?

In order to find what 24 is 15% of you divide the number by the percentage. In this case it would be 24 / .15 (the percent expressed as a number) = 160 160 Total employees. 

15 % of x = 24 x*15/100 = 24 x = 24*100/15 x = 160