SOLUTION: There are 112 male and 78 females working at a hospital. What percentage of the hospitals workforce is female?

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Question 328181: There are 112 male and 78 females working at a hospital. What percentage of the hospitals workforce is female?
Found 2 solutions by JBarnum, nyc_function:
Answer by JBarnum(2146) About Me  (Show Source):
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112+78=total workforce=190
so 78/190=.410526=41.0526%

Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let p = percent of hospital force that is female
p = number of females divided by number of men
p = 78/112
p = 0.69 or 69%