A pollster noticed that, for every 40 men who were in favor of X, there were 28 women who were in favor of X. According to these figures, if 280 men were in favor of X, how many women were in favor of X?

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There were 28 women in favor of X for every 40 men who were in favor of X. So, if 280 men were in favor of X, there would be (280/40) * 28 = 196 women in favor of X.

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