At a certain college, the ratio of the men to women is 5:4. If there are 2800 men, how many women are there?
Solve this equation, with x as the number of women:
5/4 as 2800/x
Cross multiply to find your answer.
5/4 as 2800/x
4x2800=11200/5=2240
just cross multipy like the numbers that arr aross from each other you multipy and the answer divided by the the third number that is by its self then you will het your answer like this one
18/20 as 9/x
20x9=180/18=10
To find the number of women at the college, we can use the ratio between the number of men and women.
1. Start by setting up the ratio: men to women is 5:4. This means that for every 5 men, there are 4 women.
2. We are given that there are 2800 men. Since the ratio of men to women is 5:4, we need to find out how many times the ratio of 5 is contained within the number of men (2800).
- Divide the number of men by the ratio of men to women: 2800 / 5 = 560.
- This means that 5 is contained in the number of men 560 times.
3. Now, we know that for every 5 men, there are 4 women. To find the number of women, multiply the number of times the ratio of 4 is contained within the number of men (560): 560 * 4 = 2240.
Therefore, there are 2240 women at the college.