Question

the ratio of the number of male operators to the number of female operators is 5:8 if there are 85 male operators how many workers are there in the factory

Answer 1

5 parts=85=>5*17=>males
8parts=136=>8*17=>females
{85/5=17}so u multiple with 17

Answer 2

The answer is 221.
Let the no. of male and female operators be 5x and 8x
No. of male operators=85
A/Q 5x=85
Therefore x=85÷5
17
No. of female operators=8x=8×17= 136
Total no. of operators=136+85=221