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In a​ company, ​%90 of the workers are men . If 500 people work for the company who​ aren't ​, how many workers are there in​ all? Use pencil and paper. Show two different ways that you can solve this problem.

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10%=500
90%=500x9=4500
4500+500=5000

or

90:10
9:1
4500:500=5000

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