SOLUTION: The ratio of men to women at a party was 5:4 if 72 were women how many men were there
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Question 373165: The ratio of men to women at a party was 5:4 if 72 were women how many men were there
Answer by lostdiver(4) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5/4 =x/72
cross multiply
5*72 = 360 x*4
divide 360 by 4
x= 90.
therefore there were 90 men
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