Question 937036: At a certain college, the ratio of men to women is 5 to 4. if there are 2800 men, how many women
are there? Found 2 solutions by TimothyLamb, amalm06:Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! w/m = 4/5
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w/2800 = 4/5
w = 2800*4/5
w = 2240
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! Since the objective is to find the number of women, use a ratio with men in the denominator:
(4/5)(2800)=2240 women (Answer)
