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Aptitude · Q248

Ratio

Competitive Exams · Aptitude · question 248

Q248

In a certain company, the ratio of the number of managers to the number of production - line workers is 5 to 72. If 8 additional production - line workers were to be hired, the ratio of the number of managers to the production - line workers would be 5 to 74. How many managers does the company have ?

A.
10
B.
20
Answer
C.
25
D.
30

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Let the number of managers and production - line workers be 5x and 72x respectively
Then,

∴ Number of managers = 5 × 4 = 20