In a certain company 120 of the employees are men. what is the total number of employees if 5 out of every 8 employees are men?

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Pdb · Answer 1 · 2024-02-03T10:55:22+0000

Answer:

There are 192 employees in the company.

Explanation:

Let x be the total number of employees

Use ratio and proportion

$(120)/(x) =(5)/(8) \\5x = 120(8)\\5x = 960\\(5x)/(5) = (960)/(5) \\x = 192$

x = 192