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In a group of 100 adults, 75 percent of the women are left-handed. If there are 12 right-handed women in the group, how many men are in the group?
A. 48
B. 52
C. 54
D. 60
E. 62
OA B
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GIVEN: 75% women are LEFT handedAAPL wrote:Magoosh
In a group of 100 adults, 75 percent of the women are left-handed. If there are 12 right-handed women in the group, how many men are in the group?
A. 48
B. 52
C. 54
D. 60
E. 62
OA B
This also tells us that 25% women are RIGHT handed
GIVEN: There are 12 right-handed women
Let W = total number of women in the group
So, 25% of W = 12
Rewrite as: 0.25W = 12
Solve: W = 12/0.25 = 48
So, there are 48 women
So, the number of men in the group = 100 - 48 = 52
Answer: B
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Since 75% of the women are left-handed, the 12 right-handed women constitute 25% of the women. Letting w = the total number of women, we can create the equation:AAPL wrote:Magoosh
In a group of 100 adults, 75 percent of the women are left-handed. If there are 12 right-handed women in the group, how many men are in the group?
A. 48
B. 52
C. 54
D. 60
E. 62
OA B
0.25w = 12
w = 48, so the number of men is 52.
Answer: B
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