SOLUTION: There are 520 people in a village...200 of them are females what is the percentage of men?

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Question 994076: There are 520 people in a village...200 of them are females what is the percentage of men?
Found 2 solutions by Boreal, stanbon:
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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It is 320/520 or 61.5%
Alternatively, you can do 200/520 (females), get the percentage, and subtract it from 100%, since there are only two possibilities.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are 520 people in a village...200 of them are females what is the percentage of men?
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Ans: (520-200)/520 = 320/520 = 32/52 = 16/26 = 8/13 = 0.62 = 62%
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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