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Of the 288 persons working in a company, 112 are men and the remaining are women. Find the ratio of the number of men to the total number of persons.

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Of the 288 persons working in a company, 112 are men and the remaining are women. Find the ratio of the number of men to the total number of persons.

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Solution

Total person working in company, m = 288

Number of men = 112

∴ Number of women = Total persons – Number of men

= 288 – 112

= 176

Ratio of men to the total number of persons = `112/288 = 7/8`  ...[On dividing numerator and denominator by 16]

= 7 : 18 

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Chapter 8: Ratio and Proportion - Exercise [Page 124]

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NCERT Exemplar Mathematics [English] Class 6
Chapter 8 Ratio and Proportion
Exercise | Q 56. (b) | Page 124
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