1992 AJHSME Problems/Problem 9
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Problem 9
The population of a small town is 
. The graph indicates the number of females and males in the town, but the vertical scale-values are omitted. How many males live in the town?
![[asy] draw((0,13)--(0,0)--(20,0)); draw((3,0)--(3,10)--(8,10)--(8,0)); draw((3,5)--(8,5)); draw((11,0)--(11,5)--(16,5)--(16,0)); label("$\textbf{POPULATION}$",(10,11),N); label("$\textbf{F}$",(5.5,0),S); label("$\textbf{M}$",(13.5,0),S); [/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/8/b/6/8b6893d40aebd402667ea599ed3ad0422b733c6b.png)
Solution
The graph show that the ratio of men to total population is 
, so the total number of men is 
.
Solution 2
The graph shows 
equal squares, each with value 
. So 
, so 
.
See Also
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