A manufacturing unit employs 300 workers, of whom 210 are men. The management wants to achieve a gender balance such that the number of men equals the number of women. How many women must be hired?

hard 3 marks Class 7 · Social and Political Life · On Equality

Answer

120

The correct answer is 120 — Step 3: Since hiring women increases the number of women, hire 120 more women to equal the number of men.

Step-by-step solution

Step 1: Determine current number of women: $300 - 210 = 90$ .
Step 2: Compute the difference between men and women: $210 - 90 = 120$ .
Step 3: Since hiring women increases the number of women, hire 120 more women to equal the number of men.

Common mistake: Calculating the difference in the wrong direction (e.g.,

90 - 210

)

Concept tested: Equality in Employment