at a certain organisation , the number of male members went up by 15 % in the year 2001 from year 2000 , and the number of females members went down by 6 % in the same time period . if the total membership at the organisation went up by 1.2 % from the year 2000 to 2001 , what was the ratio of male members to female members in the year 2000 ?
"men increase by 15 % = = > 1.15 m = males in 2001 women decrease by 6 % = = > 0.94 f = women in 2001 total employees increase by 1.2 % = = > 1.012 * ( m + f ) = total number of employees in 2001 obviously ( males in 2001 ) + ( females in 2001 ) = total number of employees in 2001 1.15 m + 0.94 f = 1.012 * ( m + f ) 1.15 m + 0.94 f = 1.012 m + 1.012 f 1.15 m - 1.012 m = 1.012 f - 0.94 f 0.138 m = 0.072 f m / f = ( 0.072 ) / ( 0.138 ) = 72 / 138 = 1 / 2 answer = ( a )"
divide(subtract(multiply(add(const_1, divide(1.2, const_100)), const_1000), multiply(subtract(const_1, divide(6, const_100)), const_1000)), subtract(multiply(add(const_1, divide(15, const_100)), const_1000), multiply(add(const_1, divide(1.2, const_100)), const_1000)))