At a celebration, the ratio of the number of men to the number of women was 19 : 3. If 24% 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 |
19 u |
3 u |
Change |
- 16.72 u |
- 0.72 u |
After |
2.28 u |
2.28 u |
Number of women that left
= 24% x 3 u
=
24100 x 3 u
= 0.72 u
Number of women that remained
= 3 u - 0.72 u
= 2.28 u
Number of men that needed to leave = 19 u - 2.28 u= 16.72 u Percentage of men that must leave = 16.7219 x 100% = 88% Answer(s): 88%