the ratio of men to women working for a company is 5 to 7. If there are 140 men working for the company, what is the total number of employees?

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Answer:

196 women

Explanation:

You can do cross multiplication

5/7=140/x

5*7=980

980=5*x

980=5x

196=x

Daniel Kehoe answered Aug 8, 2021

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