Question

In a class full of men and women 2/5 of the class are women. what is the ratio of men to women in its simplest form

Answer 1

Answer:

5/2

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

The ratio of men to women in the class is 3:2

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

In a class full of men and women,$\frac{2}{5} \:th$ of the class are women and thus we are required to find the ratio of men to women in class.

The fraction of women are $f_{w}=\frac{2}{5}$

To find ratio,we need to find the fraction of men in the class.

We know that sum of both the fractions is unity.Therefore we can write it mathematically as

$f_{w}+f_{m}=1\\= > \frac{2}{5} +f_{m}=1= > f_{m}=\frac{3}{5}$

Now the ratio of men to women in simplest form is

$\frac{f_{m}}{f_{w}} =\frac{\frac{3}{5}}{\frac{2}{5} } =3:2$

Therefore,the ratio of men to women in the class is 3:2

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