SOLUTION: the population of a town is 180,000, out of which males are 1/3 of the whole population. find the number of females and also find the ratio of the number of females to the whole p

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Question 1088836: the population of a town is 180,000, out of which males are 1/3 of the whole population. find the number of females and also find the ratio of the number of females to the whole population.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1%2F3 are male so then 2%2F3 are females,
F=%282%2F3%29%28180000%29=360000%2F3
Then the ratio would be R=%282%2F3%29%2F%281%29=2%2F3
2%3A3