At ABC Enterprises, the ratio of female to male employees is 1 : 5. If the average salary for female employees is $250,000 and the total salary paid to female employees is $2,750,000, how many men are employed at ABC Enterprises?

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At ABC Enterprises, the ratio of female to male employees is 1 : 5. The total number of employees can be expressed as 1x + 5x = 6x. Given that the total salary paid to female employees is $2,750,000 and the average salary for female employees is $250,000, we can find the number of female employees…

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What this question tests

What it tests

Your ability to convert between fractions, ratios, and decimals and to reason proportionally.

Common trap

Cross-multiplying incorrectly or mixing up the ratio parts — a part:part ratio is not a fraction of the whole.