A crew is made up of 8 men; the rest are women. 66.66% of the crew are men. How many people are in the crew?

Question

I can't figure out the proportion

Answer 1

66.66% = 2/3

 

 2        8 men

---  =  -------

 3          x

 

Where x is the total number of people in the crew.  Cross multiply:

 

2x = 8*3

 

Solve for x.