At a party, the ratio of the number of men to the number of women was 6 : 1. If 40% 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 |
6 u |
1 u |
Change |
- 5.4 u |
- 0.4 u |
After |
0.6 u |
0.6 u |
Number of women that left
= 40% x 1 u
=
40100 x 1 u
= 0.4 u
Number of women that remained
= 1 u - 0.4 u
= 0.6 u
Number of men that needed to leave = 6 u - 0.6 u= 5.4 u Percentage of men that must leave = 5.46 x 100% = 90% Answer(s): 90%