Question

Hello, I could use some help understanding this question please.

Answer 1

To determine the total number of employees, we need to determine first how many are men in the company.

To determine the number of men in the company, we can use the given ratio 7 men is to 5 women and apply direct proportion.

`(7men)/(5women)=(?)/(135women)`

To solve for the number of men (?), let's apply cross multiplication in the equation above.

`\begin{gathered} \frac{7men*135women\text{ }}{5women\text{ }}=? \\ (945)/(5)=\text{?} \\ 189men=? \end{gathered}`

Hence, there are 189 men in the company.

In total, there are 189 men + 135 women = 324 employees in the company.