Question

40% of the population of a town are men and 39% are women. If the number of
children is 12600, find the number of men.
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Answer 1

Answer:

24000 men

Step-by-step explanation:

Percent of Children:

100-(40+39) = 21% are children

Number of men and women in total, X;

(21/12600) = ((40+39)/X)

X = 47400

Number of men;

40/79 * 47400 = 24000 men

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

let the total population to be = X

the population of men = 40% of X

the population of women= 39% of X

the population of children= 100- 40+39

= 100-79

= 21%

A.T.Q-

21% of X = 12600

21/100 × X = 12600

x= 12600÷ 21/100

X= 12600 × 100/21

X= 60,000

population of men= 40% of 60,000

= 40/100 × 60,000

= 24,000