document.write( "Question 991698: the radio of men to women working for the company is 7 to 4. if there are 297 employees total, how many men work for the company \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #611600 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"M%2FW=7%2F4\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4M=7W\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"M%2BW=297\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by 4.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4M%2B4W=1188\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substituting from above,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"7W%2B4W=1188\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"11W=1188\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Now solve for W, then go back and solve for M. \n" ); document.write( "

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