Question 1185464


let the number of men be {{{m}}} and the number of women {{{w}}}

if the ratio of men to women working for a company is {{{3}}} to {{{2}}}, we have

{{{m/w=3/2}}} ....solve for {{{m}}}

{{{m=3w/2}}} ....eq.1


if there are {{{110 }}}employees, than

{{{m + w=110}}}.....substitute {{{m}}} from eq.1

{{{3w/2 + w=110}}}

{{{3w + 2w=220}}}

{{{5w=220}}}

{{{w=220/5}}}

{{{w=44}}}

there are {{{44}}} women work for the company