The ratio of men to women working for a company is 3 to 5 . if there are 48 men working for the company, what is the total number of employees?

Hi there!

First we need to find how many women are working for the company. We can do this by using proportions. Make the ratio of men to women, 3/5, equal 48/w, where w is the number of the women working for the company.

Cross multiply.

3w = 240

Divide both sides by 3.

w = 80

There are 80 women employees.

Now add the number of male and female employees together.

48 men + 80 women = 128 employees

There are 128 employees working for the company.

Hope this helps!

step-by-step explanation:

divide, then simplify your answer.

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2. simplify.  

3. final answer.