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

70 people

solution

40% are men

take 100%_40%=60% for women

equate if 60% =42 women therefore 100% will be

100%×42 divide by 60%=70 people

Answer 2

100%-40%=60%
The sixty percent is the percentage of women ,so
60%=42
100%=?
We cross multiply to get 100 times 42 divide by 60
The answer is 70 people