SOLUTION: 40%of the population if a town are men and 39%are women if the number of children is 12600find the no of men

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Question 891451: 40%of the population if a town are men and 39%are women if the number of children is 12600find the no of men
Answer by LinnW(1048) About Me  (Show Source):
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The % that are children is 1-(0.40+0.39) = 0.21
So the ratio of men to children is 40/21
Set x = the number of men
40%2F21=x%2F12600
cross products gives us
21x = 40*12600
21x = 504000
divide each side by 21
x = 24000