The ratio of men to women working for a company 3 to 2. If there are 58 women working for the company, what is the total number of employees?

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The ratio of men to women working for a company  3 to 2. If there are 58 women working for the company, what is the total number of employees?

stamp · Answer

Consider your units involved. Remember that a ratio is a fraction, meaning that$$\frac{men}{women}*women=men$$

kropot72 · Answer

To find the fraction of women in the company consider 5 employees in the ratio 3 men to 2 women. The fraction of women in the group is 2/5 and this fraction applies to the whole company.

Therefore 58 women are 2/5 of the employees and 58/2 is 1/5 of the employees. To find the total number of employees multiply 58/2 by 5.
$$total\ number\ of\ employees=\frac{58}{2}\times 5=you\ can\ calculate$$

kropot72 · Answer

@stamp Are you there?

stamp · Answer

@kropot72 Yes

kropot72 · Answer

Have you calculated the answer yet? Let me know if you need further explanation.

stamp · Answer

I do not need explanation. I can double check your answer if you would like confirmation

kropot72 · Answer

@stamp Sorry. I meant to address my comments to the questioner (@rynewolfe).

stamp · Answer

$$women=58$$$$\frac{3\ men}{2\ women}58\ women=\frac{3(58)}{2}=3(29)=87\ men$$$$men+women=87+58=145\ employees$$