another SAT I math problem

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<p>I was doing a practice problem when I realized that I didn't have the answer to this problem. It is a student-produced response question.</p>

<p>If 2/3 of the number of women attending a certain dance is equal to 1/2 the number of men attending, what fraction of those attending are women?</p>

<p>I got 3/7, can anyone verify and correct me if im wrong or tell me if im right? Thanks guys.</p>

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<p>yea, that's right. an explanation would be:
(2/3)w=(1/2)m so m=(4/3)w
knowing the total = m+w, you can see that the total is (4/3)w+w (through substitution)
the total=(7/3)w, so w= (3/7) of total</p>