In a certain company 72 of the employees are men. What is the number of employees is two out of every nine employees are men

Question

In a certain company 72 employees are men. what is the number of employees if 2 out of every 9 employees are men?

Answer 1

2/9 = 72/x

cross multiply

2x = 648

divide by 2 to get x by itself 

x=324 

 

Therefore, the answer is 324 employees