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The ratio of men to women working for a company is 8 to 5 . If there are 80 women working for the company, what is the total number of employees?
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The ratio of men to women working for a company is 8 to 5 . If there are 80 women working for the company, what is the total number of employees?

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x represents the amount of men
8/5 = x/80

5x = 640

x = 128

Add 128 men and 80 women and the total number of employees is 208

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