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Challenge in a company, 60% of the workers are men. If 800 people work for the company who aren't men, how many workers are there in all?​

User Sidy
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Answer:

2000 workers

Explanation:

60%= x

40% = 800 (the ones that arent men)

(800÷2= 400) which means..

40%÷2=400

20%=400 so

40% + 20% = 60%

800 + 400 = 1200

now that

60%=1200 workers add the 40percent of workers to the 60% of workers which is (40%=800)

=2000 workers in total

User Lucrussell
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