Step-1

Title: Ratios

Grade: 8-a Lesson: S2-L1

Explanation: Let us verify the answer here with the steps.

Description:

Step Type Explanation Answer

1

Problem

The ratio of men to women in a company was 1:5. There were 10 men. How many women were there in a company?

2

Hint

Operator used : Ratio

:

3

Step

According to the problem

if there is a man, the women will be 5 times more

4

Step

The number of men divided by number of women

\$1/5\$

5

Step

The number of men in a company

\$10\$

6

Step

Let the number of women in a company

\$x\$

7

Step

\$10/x = 1/5\$

\$(1) \times x = 5 \times (10)\$

8

=

\$x = 50\$

9

Step

Therefore, the number of women in the company

50


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