The United states air force has 19 women for every 81 men enlisted. If a squadron has 250 members, approximately how many are men?

19+81=100

250/100 = 2.5

19*2.5=47.5

81*2.5=202.5

47.5+202.5=250

This is the setup for the answer

First you add both sides together

Then use that to divide the total number

you then find what the original numbers of the sides were

For this case women=47.5 men=202.5

you then add them together to confirm the correct numbers

if it comes out to 250 it is correct

The correct answer is 203 men and 47 women.