The ratio of men to women working for a company is 7 to 5. If there are 140 women working for the company, what is the total num

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11111nata11111 [884]

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The ratio of men to women working for a company is 7 to 5. If there are 140 women working for the company, what is the total num

ber of employees

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AleksAgata [21] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-13T19:23:58+03:00

AleksAgata [21]3 years ago

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336 employees 140/5=28 28•7=196 196+140=336

katrin2010 [14] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-13T17:47:48+03:00

katrin2010 [14]3 years ago

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Step-by-step explanation:

Assuming that the company only consists of men and women, then the ratio of women to the total number of employees in the company is 5 : (7 + 5) = 5 : 12.

Since there are 140 women working for the company, there are 140 * 12/5 = 336 employees.