At a company, the average wage of male employees is $5 per hour, and the average wage of female employees is $8 per hour. If the average wage of all employees is $7 per hour, what is the ratio of the number of male employees to the number of female employees? Pick
A) 1 to 2  B) 2 to 3  C) 3 to 2  D) 5 to 3  E) 2 to 1
1 to 2verage hourly wage of male employees = 5 $   1 to 2verage hourly wage of female employees = 8 $   1 to 2verage hourly wage of all employees = 7 $   Let number of male employees = m   number of female employees = f   7= (5m + 8f ) / m+f   =&gt;7m + 7f = 5m + 8f   =&gt; 2m = 1f   =&gt; m/f = 1/2   1 to 2nswer 1 to 2
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At a company, the average wage of male employees is $5 per hour, and the average wage of female employees is $8 per hour. If the average wage of all employees is $7 per hour, what is the ratio of the number of male employees to the number of female employees?