SOLUTION: In an art class, there are twice as many women as men. What fraction of the class are women?

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Question 731171: In an art class, there are twice as many women as men.
What fraction of the class are women?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, MathLover1:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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In an art class, there are twice as many women as men.
What fraction of the class are women?
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W = 2m
w + m = 1
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2m + m = 1
3m = 1
m = 1/3 (fraction of men)
w = 2m = 2(1/3) = 2/3 (fraction of women)
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let number of women+=+x
if there are twice as many women as men, number of men+=+%281+%2F2%29+x
Total+=+%283+%2F+2%29+x
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