A company has 1000 employees. There will be three rounds of layoffs. For each round of layoff, 10% of the remaining employees will be laid off. How many employees will be laid off in total?
The first round will result in 1000 * 10% = 
<gadget id="calculator">1000*10*.01</gadget>
<output>100</output>
100 employee layoffs.
There are 1000 - 100 = 
<gadget id="calculator">1000-100</gadget>
<output>900</output>
900 employees remaining.
The second round will result in 900 * 10% = 
<gadget id="calculator">900*10*.01</gadget>
<output>90</output>
90 employee layoffs.
There are 900 - 90 = 
<gadget id="calculator">900-90</gadget>
<output>810</output>
810 employees remaining.
The third round will result in 810 * 10% = 
<gadget id="calculator">810*10*.01</gadget>
<output>81</output>
81 employee layoffs.
The total number of of employees laid off is 100 + 90 + 81 = 
<gadget id="calculator">100+90+81</gadget>
<output>271</output>
271.

<result>271</result>