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A crew is made up of 8 men; the rest are women.66 2/3% of the Crew are men. How many people are in the crew?
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A crew is made up of 8 men; the rest are women.66 2/3% of the Crew are men. How many people are in the crew?

User Tom Leys
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ratio of men to women = 2:1
total ratio : 2+1=3

let 'x' be the total number of the crew

then the total number of men : 2/3*x=8

making 'x' the subject : x=8*3/2

x=12

the total crew is 12
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