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the ratio of men to women in a class is 6 to 5. how many women students are there if there are 3600 men?

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6:5

men:woman

3600:

3600/6=600 *5

3000 woman.

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Ok so you do 3 over 6 equals 3600 over x then 6x=18000 and you divide 18000 by 6 so your answer will be x=3000.There are 3000 women students.
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