Question

9. The ratio of men to women at a party is 5 6. If there are 220 men and
women at the party, how many are women?

please anyone help me​

Answer 1

Answer:

According to the given problem, there are 5 men for every 3 women.

Hence, the number of men divided by the number of women must  

3

5

​  

. The number of men in the party were 85.

Let x be the number of women in the party.

∴  

x

85

​  

=  

3

5

​  

 

⇒x=  

5

85×3

​  

=17×3=51

∴ number of women =51.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

Number of women is 264 ans.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given :

• The ratio of men and women in a party is 5 : 6
• Total number of men is 220

To find :

• The number of women in the party.

Solution :

Let's assume that the number of women and men is 5x and 6x

According to the question,

➠ 5x = 220

➠ x = 220/5

➠ x = 44

Hence,

Number of women 6x = 6*44 = 264 ans.