SOLUTION: 10.8 out of every 50 employees at a company were women. If there are 40,377 total company employees, estimate the number of women.

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Question 717211: 10.8 out of every 50 employees at a company were women. If there are 40,377 total company
employees, estimate the number of women.

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Divide 10.8 by 50. Multiply the result times 40377. Round off to the nearest whole number since it is highly unlikely that the company has a fractional part of a woman in its employ.

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