Question

The ratio of women to men working for a company is 5 to 7. If there are 140 men working for the company, what is the total number of employees

Answer 1

so women:men=5:7
for every 5 units of women, there are 7 units of men so
there are 140 men and that equals 7 units so
140=7 units
solve for 1 unit
140/7=20
1 unit=20
women=5 units
5 times 20=100
women=100
total=women+men=100+140=240
another way would be to add up the units (5+7=12) and multiply by the amount per 1 unit