In a company, 85% of the workers are men. If 360 people work for the company who aren't men, how many workers are there in

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geniusboy [140] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-15T18:01:07+03:00

If 85% are men, then (100 - 85), 15% are not men

so, 15% are not men which means that 15% are 360 = 15% of x = 360

(x = total no. of workers)

so, x = 360 × $\frac{100}{15}$ = 2400

The total number of people = 2400

( sorry I didn't use pencil...)

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