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There are men and women at a meeting.
There are 42 women.
40% of the people at the meeting are men.
Work out the total number of people at the meeting.

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Answer:

  • 70 people

Step-by-step explanation:

40% of people are men, then 60% are women.

60% of x is 42 people, find x:

  • 0.6x = 42
  • x = 42/0.6
  • x = 70
  • men=40%
  • Women=100-40=60%

Let total people be x

ATQ

[tex]\\ \sf\longmapsto 60\%\:of\:x=42[/tex]

[tex]\\ \sf\longmapsto 0.60x=42[/tex]

[tex]\\ \sf\longmapsto x=42/0.6=70[/tex]

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