Question

There are men and women at a meeting.

There are 42 women.
40% of the people at the meeting are men.
Work out the total number of people at the meeting.

Answer 1

• men=40%
• Women=100-40=60%

Let total people be x

ATQ

`\\ \sf\longmapsto 60\%\:of\:x=42`

`\\ \sf\longmapsto 0.60x=42`

`\\ \sf\longmapsto x=42/0.6=70`

Answer 2

• 70 people

Explanation:

40% of people are men, then 60% are women.

60% of x is 42 people, find x:

• 0.6x = 42
• x = 42/0.6
• x = 70