Question

The ratio of men to women working for a company is 4 to 5 . If there are 243 employees total, how many women work for the company?

Answer 1

Ratio of men to total people in the company is

\[\frac{4}{9}\]


Solve this proportion to find total men working in the company:

\[\frac{4}{9} = \frac{x}{243}\]

Answer 2

so x=180? thanks!

Answer 3

108*

Answer 4

then I subtract 108 from 243, correct?

Answer 5

Smart.

Answer 6

Okay, great. Thank you :)