At a celebration, the ratio of the number of men to the number of women was 17 : 2. If 32% 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 |
17 u |
2 u |
Change |
- 15.64 u |
- 0.64 u |
After |
1.36 u |
1.36 u |
Number of women that left
= 32% x 2 u
=
32100 x 2 u
= 0.64 u
Number of women that remained
= 2 u - 0.64 u
= 1.36 u
Number of men that needed to leave = 17 u - 1.36 u= 15.64 u Percentage of men that must leave = 15.6417 x 100% = 92% Answer(s): 92%