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The ratio of men to women in a chorus is 2:3, if there are 80 women in the chorus , how many men are in the chorus

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The ratio of men to women in a chorus is 2:3, if there are 80 women in the chorus , how many men are in the chorus

Let

x ------> number of men

y -----> number of women

we have that

x/y=2/3 -------> equation 1

y=80 -----> given

substitute the value of y in equation 1

x/80=2/3

solve for x

x=80*2/3

x=

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