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Hello, I'm unsure about the process of this equation, please help me.

Hello, I'm unsure about the process of this equation, please help me.-example-1
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Answer:

144 employees

Explanation:

• The ratio of men to women = 3:5

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• The number of men in the company = 54.

Let the total number of employees = x.

The proportion of men in the company will be:


(3)/(3+5)=(3)/(8)

Since there are 54 men in the company, we can then say that:


\begin{gathered} (3)/(8)\text{ of x}=54 \\ \implies(3)/(8)x=54 \end{gathered}

Multiply both sides by 8/3 to solve for x.


\begin{gathered} (8)/(3)*(3)/(8)x=(8)/(3)*54 \\ x=144 \end{gathered}

The total number of employees is 144.

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