SOLUTION: Five-eighths of the shoppers at a sale were women. If there were 39 men at the sale, how many women were there at the sale.

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Question 466270: Five-eighths of the shoppers at a sale were women. If there were 39 men at the sale, how many women were there at the sale.
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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39/(3/8)=
39*8/3=104 total
104-39=65 women