SOLUTION: The ratio of men to women working for a company is 3 to 4. If there are 96 women working for the company, what is the total number of employees?

Question 1143543: The ratio of men to women working for a company is 3 to 4. If there are
96 women working for the company, what is the total number of employees?

Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, MathTherapy:
Answer by ikleyn(52879) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The number of men is equal to = 24*3 = 72. The total number of employees is 96 + 72 = 168. ANSWER

Answer by MathTherapy(10556) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The ratio of men to women working for a company is 3 to 4. If there are
96 women working for the company, what is the total number of employees?

Let number of employees be E
Fraction of WOMEN employees:
Then we get:
Continue solving for E, the number of employees.
You may notice that the 4 in the denominator cancels the 96 in the numerator.
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