Question

There were 28 people at last week's board meeting. if the ratio of men to women was 4:3, how many women were at the meeting? select one:

a. 12

b. 4

c. 16

d. 7

Answer 1

4:3 .......28
4x+3x=28
7x= 28
x= 4
3x= 3*4=12
a) 12

Answer 2

Concept Introduction:

A proportion is the equation in which two ratios are set at the same value.

Explanation:-

There were $28$ people at last week's board meeting. if the ratio of men to women was $4:3$ the correct answer for the question is  option (b).

$3x+2x=20$

$3x+2x=20$

$x=20/5$

$x=4$

Final Answer:

The correct option is (b) which is 4.

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