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in a factory 5/8 of the workers are women.there are 240 men .Find the number of people working in the factory. |
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Answer» Answer: 640 workers are there. Step-by-step explanation: FIRST assume the total workers to be X. Then no. of women workers= 5/8 × x = 5x/8. Then WRITE the following equation. 5x/8+ 240= x Then SOLVE for x. (5x+1920)/8 = x 5x+1920= 8x 1920= 8x-5x 1920=3x 640= x. |
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