Question

A crew is made up of 8 men and the rest are women. 66 2/3 of the crew are men? How many people are there in total?

Answer 1

12

Explanation:

x - total number of people the crew contains

`66\frac23\%x=\frac23x\\\\\\\frac23x\qquad\rightarrow\qquad 8\\\\:\frac23\,\qquad\ \qquad\ :\frac23\\\\x\ \qquad\ \rightarrow\qquad 8:\frac23=8\cdot\frac32=4\cdot3=12`