SOLUTION: at a run festival, 3/5 of the runners are women. if there are 550 runners, how many are women?

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Question 494855: at a run festival, 3/5 of the runners are women. if there are 550 runners, how many are women?
Found 2 solutions by Gogonati, linds87:
Answer by Gogonati(855) About Me  (Show Source):
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The women are 3*550/5=330.

Answer by linds87(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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Multiply 550 by 3/5 to get 330. 330 is the answer.