We are given two ratios:
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Workers to Engineers:
36:5
This means that for every 36 workers, there are 5 engineers.
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Engineers to Managers:
10:3
This means that for every 10 engineers, there are 3 managers.
Finding the ratio of managers to workers
To merge these ratios, we need to equalize the number of engineers. In the first ratio, there are 5 engineers, and in the second, there are 10 engineers.
Multiply the first ratio by 2 to make the number of engineers equal to 10:
(36×2):(5×2)=72:10
Now we know that 10 engineers correspond to 72 workers.
From the second ratio, we know that 10 engineers correspond to 3 managers.
Thus, the complete ratio is:
72 workers:10 engineers:3 managers
From this, the ratio of managers to workers is:
3:72
Dividing both numbers by 3:
1:24