The ratio of men to women at a certain company is 5 to 3. How many employees does the company have if there are 54 female employees?
men = 5
women = 3
54 divided by 3 = 18
18 * 54 = 972
OR
18 * 5 = 90
or neither?
help...
2006-11-05 06:49:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
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2006-11-05 06:50:57 · update #1
18*5=90
2006-11-05 06:52:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
M:W
5:3
x:54
3 corresponds to 54 therefore 5 will correspond to 90
so company has 90 men and 54 women
total of 144 employees
2006-11-05 07:35:14 · answer #2 · answered by oee22 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For every three women there are five men. There are 54 women. Divide that by three to get 18. You can think of this as having 18 groups of three women. So you have 18 groups of five men as well. 18*5 = 90, which is your answer.
2006-11-05 06:52:58 · answer #3 · answered by Amy F 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
5 men -----> 3 women
x men ------>54 women
x= (54x5)/3 = 270/3 = 90 men
90 + 54 = 144 number of emplyees
2006-11-05 06:53:11 · answer #4 · answered by smarties 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
proportionality:
M = (5/3)*W
Total employees is M+W = (5/3)W + W = (8/3)W
2006-11-05 06:54:05 · answer #5 · answered by arbiter007 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
90 men and 144 total
2006-11-05 06:51:18 · answer #6 · answered by twilightstar210 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋