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Question 968193: In a certain town, 3/5 of the men are married to 5/8 of the women. Assuming only one spouse per person
A) what is the ratio of men to women in this town?
B) if the town has an adult population of 5000, then how many are men, and how many are women?
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! In a certain town, 3/5 of the men are married to 5/8 of the women.
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Equation:
(3/5)m = (5/8)w
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Assuming only one spouse per person
A) what is the ratio of men to women in this town?
w = (8/5)(3/5)m
w = 24/25 m
m/w = 25/24
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Ratio of men to women = 25:24
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B) if the town has an adult population of 5000, then how many are men, and how many are women?
Equation:
25x + 24x = 5000
49x = 5000
x = 102.04
# of men = 25*102.04 = 2551
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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