Question

In a city 7 by 20 of the population are women and 1 by 4 are children find the fraction of the population of men

Answer 1

Answer:

2/5

Step-by-step explanation:

population of woman = 7/20

population of children = 1/4 = 5/20

let x be the population of men

total population = 20/20= 1

7/20+5/20+x = 1

x = 1 - 12/20

x =8/20

x = 2/5