Question

The ratio of men to women is 5 to 8. If there are 286 employees total how many women work for the company ??

Please answer

Answer 1

There are 176 women in the company.

Explanation:

Let number of men are 5x and number of women are 8x.

Total number of employees in the company are 286.

But according to given condition, total no of employees are :

`5x+8x = 286\\\\13x=286\\\\x=(286)/(13)\\\\x=22`

Total no of women are 8x. It means
`22* 8=176`. Hence, there are 176 women in the company.