so, 252 is 1/5 of the total workforce then, the total or whole will then be 5/5 or 1 whole... well, if 252 is 1/5, what's 5/5?
[tex]\bf \begin{array}{ccll}
amount&fraction\\
\text{\textemdash\textemdash\textemdash}&\text{\textemdash\textemdash\textemdash}\\
252&\frac{1}{5}\\\\
x&\frac{5}{5}
\end{array}\implies \cfrac{252}{x}=\cfrac{\frac{1}{5}}{\frac{5}{5}}\implies \cfrac{252}{x}=\cfrac{\frac{1}{5}}{1}\implies \cfrac{252}{x}=\cfrac{1}{5}
\\\\\\
\cfrac{252\cdot 5}{1}=x[/tex]
