Question

the ratio of men to women at a class is 6 to 5 how many women students are there if there are 3600 men

Answer 1

Ratio is 6:5
6+5=11

Men: 6 parts of 11 = 3600

6=3600
1=x
X=3600/6
=600.

Women: 5 parts of 11
1 part = 600
5 parts = 600x5
=3000