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In a​ company, 60​% of the workers are men. 2,120 women work for the​ company, how many workers are there in​ all?

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if 60% are men, then 40% are women. And if there are 2120 women, then 40% of the total workers are 2120

0.40x = 2120.....x represents total workers
x = 2120 / 0.40
x = 5300 <=== there are 5300 total workers
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