Question

The ratio of the number of male and female work in textile mills is 5 ratio 3 if there are 115 male worker what is the number of female

Answer 1

let Number of males = 5 x
number of females = 3x

5 x = 115
x = 23

number of females = 3x = 3 * 23 = 69

Answer 2

Let the no of male and female workers be 5x and 3x respectively
b.t.p 5x=115
x=115/5
x=23
no of females are 3x =3*23
69