SOLUTION: In a GED class of 18 students, there are 10 women. What is the ratio of the number of men to the number of women?

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Question 936935: In a GED class of 18 students, there are 10 women. What is the ratio of the number of men to the number of women?
Answer by srinivas.g(540) About Me  (Show Source):
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total no of students = 18
no of women = 10
no of men = total no of students - no of women
=18-10
= 8
no of men:no of women = 8:10
=4:5