Question

The ratio of men and women in a polling booth is 4:5.If there werev120 women more than that of men the number of voters in the booth were

Answer 1

Solution:

Ratio of men and women in a

polling booth = 4:5

Let number of men = 4x

number of women = 5x

According to the problem given,

number of women = number of men + 120

=> 5x = 120 + 4x

=> 5x - 4x = 120

=> x = 120

Therefore,

number of voters in the polling

booth = 4x+5x

= 9x

= 9×120

= 1080

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