SOLUTION: The ratio of men to women working for a company 4 to 5 . If there are 75 women working for the company, what is the total number of employees?
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Question 850627: The ratio of men to women working for a company 4 to 5 . If there are 75 women working for the company, what is the total number of employees?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Given that the ratio of men to woman is 4:5. Total ratio is 4+5=9
Let x be the total employees then,
Woman = x*5/9
75 = x*5/9
x = 75*9/5
The total employees are 135
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