document.write( "Question 430949: The ratio of men to women working at a factory Smythe Manufacturing Plant is 4:5. If there are 36 men, how many women are there? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x represent the number of women
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document.write( "Note: ratios Set Up Proportions!
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document.write( " 4/5 = 36/x     | Cross Multiplying 
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document.write( "  4x = 5*36
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document.write( "   x = 5*36/4 
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document.write( "   x = 45\r
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document.write( "  4/5 = 36/45 \n" );
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