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The ratio of men to women in a certain factory is 3 to 4. There is 210 men

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3 to 4.....added = 7

3/7x = 210....3/7 of all factory workers (x) are men...and men = 210
x = 210 * 7/3
x = 1470/3 = 490...so there is 490 factory workers

4/7(490) = 1960/7 = 280...and there are 280 women....because 4/7 of all factory workers are women
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