Question

the ratio of men to women working for a company is 3 to 4. if there are 98 employees total , how many women work for the company?​

Answer 1

there are 56 women working in the company

Explanation:

the ratio of women to employees = 4:7

the ration of women to employees=x:98

4:7::x:98

Product of extremes = Product of means

4*98=x*7

x=4*98/7=56 women