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The ratio between the number of men and women in an office is `5:7`. If the number of women working in the office is 56, find the number of men working in the office.

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5 : 7 = x : 56 (suppose number of men = x)
`implies` x = 40 (by the first properly)
Therefore, number of men in the office = 40
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