Question

There are men and women at a meeting.
There are 42 women.
40% of the people at the meeting are men.
Work out the total number of people at the meeting.

Answer 1

Answer:

men+women=

women=42

60%=42

40%=

40*42

   60

=28

men=28

42+28

=70 people were in the meeting

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

40% = men
60% = women = 42 women
60/42 = 1.4 = 1%
1.4 X 40 = 56 men
42 + 56 = 98 people in the meeting