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Question 753274: the ratio of men to women working in a company is 2 to 3. if there are 81 women working for the company what is the total number of employees Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! the ratio of men to women working in a company is 2 to 3. if there are 81 women working for the company what is the total number of employees
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2:3 is the same as 2x:3x where 3x is # of women.
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3x = 81
x = 27
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# of men = 2x = 2*27 = 54
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Total # of employees = 54+81 = 135
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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