SOLUTION: The ratio of men to women working for a company is 4 to 5 . If there 140 are women working for the company, what is the total number of employees?

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Question 1186059: The ratio of men to women working for a company is 4 to 5 . If there 140 are women working for the company, what is the total number of employees?


Answer by ikleyn(52783) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 4 + 5 = 9 equal parts,


so we write this proportion


    women%2Fall = 140%2Fx,

or

    5%2F9 = 140%2Fx.


From the proportion,  x = %28140%2A9%29%2F5 = 252  persons, in all.

Solved.