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kondor19780726 [428]

2 years ago

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a city police force is made up of 24% females. if there are 72 females on the force how many males are on the force

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uranmaximum [27]2 years ago

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Let x be the total number of person in the police force
24/100 × x = 72
x = 72/0.24
Therefore x = 300

The # of males = 300 - 72 = 228

evablogger [386]2 years ago

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<span>Let x be the total of people on the police force 24x=72 Divide both sides by 24 x=300 since there is 300 people on the force and 72 are ladies. We subtract 300-72= 228 So there is 228 male police officers :)
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