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The ratio of men to women working for a company is 5 to 4. If there are 234 employees total, how many women work for the company?

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Answer:

104

Explanation:

5 to 4 equals 9

divide 234 by 9 and you get 26

26 times 5 is 130

and 26 times 4 is 104

so 130 to 104 adding up gives you 234

and the number of women employees would be 104

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