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If the 8 men on a construction crew make up 
40% of the entire crew, how many people are in the crew?

If the 88 men on a construction crew make up 40% 40 \% of the entire crew, how many people are in the crew?

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Q. If the 88 men on a construction crew make up 40% 40 \% of the entire crew, how many people are in the crew?
  1. Understand the problem: Understand the problem.\newlineWe are given that 88 men make up 40%40\% of the construction crew. We need to find the total number of people in the crew.
  2. Set up the equation: Set up the equation.\newlineLet the total number of people in the crew be xx. According to the problem, 40%40\% of xx is equal to 88 men.\newlineSo, we can write the equation as 0.40×x=80.40 \times x = 8.
  3. Solve for x: Solve for x.\newlineTo find x, we divide both sides of the equation by 0.400.40.\newlinex=80.40x = \frac{8}{0.40}
  4. Calculate total number: Calculate the total number of people in the crew. x=80.40x = \frac{8}{0.40} x=20x = 20
  5. Verify the solution: Verify the solution.\newlineIf there are 2020 people in the crew and 88 men make up 40%40\% of it, then 40%40\% of 2020 should be 88.\newline0.40×20=80.40 \times 20 = 8\newlineThis is true, so our solution is correct.