At a celebration, the ratio of the number of men to the number of women was 3 : 1. If 37% of the women left, what percentage of the men must leave so that there will be an equal number of men and women remaining?
|
Men |
Women |
Before |
3 u |
1 u |
Change |
- 2.37 u |
- 0.37 u |
After |
0.63 u |
0.63 u |
Number of women that left
= 37% x 1 u
=
37100 x 1 u
= 0.37 u
Number of women that remained
= 1 u - 0.37 u
= 0.63 u
Number of men that needed to leave = 3 u - 0.63 u= 2.37 u Percentage of men that must leave = 2.373 x 100% = 79% Answer(s): 79%