The ratio of men to women in the population of a town is 13:12. Find the per cent of men in the population.

• % of men in population = 100*13/25=52%
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• intially assume there are 13x men and 12x women.
  then percent of men is( 13x/13x+12x)*100 =13/25*100=52%
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• x/y = 13/12
  suppose in town x and y are 1000
  x+y=1000
  12x/13 +x =1000
  x(25/13)=1000
  x=520
  means 52%
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