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In a company, 80% of the workers are women. if 880 men work for the company, how many workers are there in all?
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In a company, 80% of the workers are women. if 880 men work for the company, how many workers are there in all?
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In a company, 80% of the workers are women. if 880 men work for the company, how many workers are there in all?
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if 80% are women, then 20% are men
20% of what equals 880
0.20x = 880
x = 880/.20
x = 4400
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men : 20% of 4400 = 0.20(400) = 880
women : 80% of 4400 = 0.80(4400) = 3520
totaling : 3520 + 880 = 4400
so there are a total of 4400 workers
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