The ratio of union members to nonunion members working for a company is 2 to 3. If there are 75 nonunion members working for the company, what is the total number of employees?

Answer 1

The ratio of union members to nonunion members is 2 to 3, which means that for every 2 union members, there are 3 nonunion members.

Since the ratio of nonunion members to union members is 3 to 2, we can set up the equation 3/2 = 75/x, where x is the total number of employees.

To solve for x, we can cross multiply: 3x = 2 * 75.

Simplifying the equation, we have 3x = 150.

Dividing both sides by 3, we find that x = 50.

Therefore, the total number of employees is 50.