100-60=40
x is representing the amount of women
multiply 12 and 40; and 60 and x
60x=480
divide each side by 60
x=8 women
There are [tex]20[/tex] people in the crew out of which [tex]60\%[/tex] are men.
A percentage is a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of [tex]\boldsymbol{100}[/tex].
Number of men [tex]=12[/tex]
Percentage of crew who are men [tex]=60\%[/tex]
Let [tex]x[/tex] denotes total number of people in a crew.
[tex]\frac{60}{100}x=12[/tex]
[tex]x=12\times \frac{100}{60}[/tex]
[tex]=20[/tex] people
Therefore,
there are [tex]20[/tex] people in the crew out of which [tex]60\%[/tex] are men.
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