Question

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?

Answer 1

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