Question:
At an exhibition, the ratio of the number of men to the number of women was 10 : 3. Halfway through the exhibition, 110 men left and the number of men was 5/12 of the total number of people who remained behind. How many women were there at the exhibition?
Solution:
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Why do u need to times the ratio by 7?
Hi Emily, we want to make the number of units for Women the same between the two ratios.