SOLUTION: the ratio of men to woman working for a company is 2 to 3.if there are 72 women working the company what is the total number of employees
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Question 1084606: the ratio of men to woman working for a company is 2 to 3.if there are 72 women working the company what is the total number of employees Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hi there,
If the ratio is 2:3 men to women
2/x = 3/72
Cross multiply
3x = 144
x = 144/3
x = 48
There are 48 men
therefore there are 120 employees.
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