document.write( "Question 882706: 99% of the people in a room are men. How many men would have to leave the room in order for this percentage to decrease to 98%? It is known that the number of women in the room is 3. \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #533189 by Fombitz(32388)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1% of the room is women. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "There are 300 people in the room originally, 3 of them women, 297 of them men. \n" ); document.write( "When the men go to 98%, the women will be at 2%. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "So then the total population will be 150 people, 3 of them women, 147 men. \n" ); document.write( "So then, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "150 men have to leave the room.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |