SOLUTION: In a work place there are 240 people, 80% are men. How many women do there need to be to make 60% of the workers women?

Question 1080766: In a work place there are 240 people, 80% are men. How many women do there need to be to make 60% of the workers women?
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, MathTherapy:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
80% are men, so 20% are women

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It sounds like they are not adding more
women, but just making more of the
240 people women, so

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There needs to be 96 more women
That means of
the 240 needs to be women

Answer by MathTherapy(10553) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

In a work place there are 240 people, 80% are men. How many women do there need to be to make 60% of the workers women?

Total number of people: 240

That's all!!
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