SOLUTION: The ratio of men to women working for a company is 3 to 2. If there are 110 employees,how many women work for the company

Question 1185464: The ratio of men to women working for a company is 3 to 2. If there are 110 employees,how many women work for the company
Found 3 solutions by MathLover1, greenestamps, MathTherapy:
Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let the number of men be and the number of women
if the ratio of men to women working for a company is to , we have
....solve for
....eq.1

if there are employees, than
.....substitute from eq.1

there are women work for the company

Answer by greenestamps(13198)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The other tutor solves the problem by writing an equation that says the ratio of men to women is 3 to 2:

They then go on to solve the problem correctly.

For most students, an easier path to the solution would be by taking the given ratio 3:2 and doing this:

Let 3x = number of men
Let 2x = number of women

The total number of employees is 110:

ANSWER: The number of women is 2x = 2(22) = 44

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For virtually all problems where a given ratio like 5:3 is given, the easiest path to the solution will be by letting the two quantities be represented by 5x and 3x.

Answer by MathTherapy(10551)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The ratio of men to women working for a company is 3 to 2. If there are 110 employees,how many women work for the company

It's NOT as complex as that woman makes it seem.
A men-to-women ratio of 3:2 means that the fraction of men is: and fraction of women is:
Number of women who work for the company:
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