Question

The ratio of men to women working for a company is 5 to 6. If there are 102 women working for the company, what is the total number of employees?

Answer 1

Answer: 187 employees

Explanation:

ratio of men to women: 5:6

number women working for company: 102

to work out the number of men working for the company, you must first find out what you have to multiply 6 by to get to 102

therefore you do 102/6 which is 17

now you do 17x5 to work out how many men are working for the company which is 85

total number of employees: 102+85=187

Answer 2

187 people

Explanation:

5 to 6 is the same as 5/6. 5 is the men and 6 is the women. We know that there are 102 women so we can arrange this equation.

`(5)/(6)` =
`(x)/(102)`

Re-arrange the equation to find x, or the number of men in the company.

`((102*5))/(6)` = x

x = 82

We have found the number of men in the company. Now add the number of men and women.

102 + 82 = 187

187 total people!