SOLUTION: 40% of veros postal service employees are women. If there are 80 women in veros postal service, how many men are employed there?

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Question 287492: 40% of veros postal service employees are women. If there are 80 women in veros postal service, how many men are employed there?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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80/.4=200
200-80=120 men