Question

The ratio of men to women working for a company is 4 to 7. If there is 253 employees total, how many men work at the company

Answer 1

92 men

Explanation:

First, since they give you the total employees, you need to add the ratios together to get a total.

4 + 7 = 11

Next, setup a proportion using men to total employees.

`(4)/(11)=(m)/(253)`

The left side is the ratio and the right side is the actual. m will represent the total number of men employed.

Cross multiply then divide.

4 x 253 = 1012

11 x m = 11m

11m = 1012

11m/11 = 1012/11

m = 92