SOLUTION: There are 440 students. The ratio of male to female students are 6 to 5. How many men and women are there?

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Question 1096732: There are 440 students. The ratio of male to female students are 6 to 5. How many men and women are there?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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men: women is 6:5
Make it 6x:5x
The total number of people is 11x
11x=440
x=40
Substituting back in, men will be 40(6):women 40(5)
that is 240 men to 200 women.