Question

1

The workers in a company are in the ratio
female : male = 1:4.5
1 (a)
What fraction of the workers are female?
[2 marks]
Answer
1 (b) The company has 150 female workers.
How many workers are there altogether?
12 m

Answer 1

1 (a) 1:4.5 = 2:9
The fraction that are females is 2/11

1 (b) 2:9 = 150:675 (multiply both numbers by 75)
The total number of workers = 150 + 675 = 825