ther are men and women at a meeting. there are 42 women. 40% of the people at the meeting are men. work out the total number of people at the meeting.
[tex]if \:40\% \: are \: men \\ 60\% \: will \: be \: women \\ total \: number \: will \: be \: x \\ \frac{60}{100} \times x = 42 \\ \frac{6x}{10} = 42 \\ 6x = 42 \times 10 \\ 6x = 420 \\ x = \frac{420}{6} \\ x = 70 \\ total \: number \: of \: people \: is \: 70 \\ total \: number \: of \: women \: is \: 42 \: \\ total \: number \: of \: men \: is \:( 70 - 42) = 38[/tex]
let the total no. of people = x
40 percent are men then, 60 percent are women now , it is also given that the total number of women are 42
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