SOLUTION: the ratio of men to women working for a company 5 to 8. if there are 104 women working for the company,what is the total number of employees?
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Question 550342: the ratio of men to women working for a company 5 to 8. if there are 104 women working for the company,what is the total number of employees?
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520 and 169 Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! the ratio of men to women working for a company 5 to 8. if there are 104 women working for the company,what is the total number of employees?
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5:8 is the same as 5x to 8x where 8x is the number of women.
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Equation:
8x = 104
x = 13
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So 5x = 5*13 = 65 (# of men)
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5x + 8x = 65 + 104 = 169
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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