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  • 14-05-2018
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If ratio of men to women in a city of 54,000 people is 3:1, how many women are there in the city

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  • 07-07-2019

ANSWER

135,000 women are in this city

EXPLANATION

The given ratio of men to women is 3:1

The total ratio is 3+1=4.

The total number of men and women in this city is 54,000.

The number of women in this city is given by

[tex] \frac{ratio \: of \: women}{total \: ratio} \times total \: population[/tex]

[tex] \frac{1}{4} \times 54000[/tex]

[tex] = 13500[/tex]

Therefore the total number of women in this city is 135,000

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