Question

If the ratio of the number of men to the number of women on a committee of 20 members is 3 to 2, how many members of the committee are women?

Answer 1

Ratio of men : women in the committee is 3 : 2
Total members here in committee are 20
Now add 3+2=5
Therefore ,
No of men in committee are
=3/5×20 =12
And
no of women in committee
=2/5×20 =8
Therefore number of women members in committee are 8

VERIFICATION
No. Of men + no of women= total members in society
Therefore 8+12 =20
Hence verified