SOLUTION: In a team of 12 persons, 1/3 are women and 2/3 are men. To obtain a team with 20% women how many men should be hired?

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Question 2042: In a team of 12 persons, 1/3 are women and 2/3 are men. To obtain a
team with 20% women how many men should be hired?

Answer by Jessmh123(22) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since there are 12 people in total, that means there’s 4 women and 8 men. There needs to be 20% women, so because we know that 4 is 20% of 20, that means that there has to be a total of 20 people. If you add 8 men to the already existing 12 workers, you’ll have 20. You’ll end up with 4 women which is 20% of 20, and 16 men which is 80% of 20.
The answer is add 8 men.