if 15% of workers in a factory are females and no of male workers is 272 then find the - Maths - Comparing Quantities

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if 15% of workers in a factory are females and no of male workers
is 272 then find the total no of workers in a factory

Varun.Rawat · Accepted Answer

We have,percentage of female workers = 15%percentage of male workers = 100-15% = 85%Let the total number of workers = xNow, according to question,    85% of x = 272⇒85100×x = 272⇒x = 2720085 = 320So, total number of workers = 320

if 15% of workers in a factory are females and no. of male workers is 272 then find the total no. of workers in a factory