Two fifth

Two-fifths of the worker in a factory are men. The rest are women if there are 28 men. How many more women than men are there?

Correct answer:

x =  14

Step-by-step explanation:

52   (w+m) = m m=28  2/5 (w+m)=m 2/5 (w+28)=28  2w=84  w=284=42  w=42  x=wm=4228=14



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