SOLUTION: Q. Acme has 126 employees. If twice as many men work for Acme as women, how many men work for Acme? A. a)33 b)42 c)54 d)84 e)92

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Question 459458: Q. Acme has 126 employees. If twice as many men work for Acme as women, how many men work for Acme?
A. a)33 b)42 c)54 d)84 e)92
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Let the number of men. Then the number of men must be . And, presuming we haven't invented a third gender yet, every employee must either be a man or a woman. Hence:



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