Hi there!
First we need to find how many women are working for the company. We can do this by using proportions. Make the ratio of men to women, 3/5, equal 48/w, where w is the number of the women working for the company.
[tex] \frac{3}{5} =\frac{48}{w} [/tex]
Cross multiply.
3w = 240
Divide both sides by 3.
w = 80
There are 80 women employees.
Now add the number of male and female employees together.
48 men + 80 women = 128 employees
There are 128 employees working for the company.
Hope this helps!
