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The ratio of men to women working for a company is 4 to 7. If there are 165 employees total, how many women work for the company?

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Answer: 105

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

The ratio of men to women working for a company is 4:7

There are total of 165 employees

Suppose, there is  4x men and 7x women such that the ratio remains constant

[tex]\therefore 4x+7x=165\\\Rightarrow 11x=165\\\Rightarrow x=15[/tex]

[tex]\text{Men= }4\times 15=60\\\text{Women= }7\times 15=105[/tex]