Question

The ratio of men to womenworking for a company is 3 to 2. If there are 54 women working for the company, what is the total number of employees?

Answer 1

Solution:

Note that:

• Men:Woman = 3:2
• 54 women = Total woman in a company

3:2 can also be written as 3x:2x.

• => Men:54 = 3x:2x
• => 54 = 2x
• => x = 27
• => Men = 3x
• => Men = 3(27) = 81
• => Total employees: 81 + 54
• => Total employees: 135

There are 135 employees in total.

Answer 2

3 to 5

3x+5x=176

8x=176

x=176/8

x=22

3*22= 66 men

5*22= 110 women