SOLUTION: Please I need help ASAP!!!!! At a run festival 7/9 of the runners are women. If there are 1170 runners. How many are women?

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Question 844313: Please I need help ASAP!!!!!

At a run festival 7/9 of the runners are women. If there are 1170 runners. How many are women?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let +w+ = the number of women
+w+=+%287%2F9%29%2A1170+
+w+=+7%2A130+
+w+=+910+
910 of the runners are women