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Aptitude · Q281

Ratio

Competitive Exams · Aptitude · question 281

Q281

In a regiment the ratio between the number of officers to soldiers was 3 : 31 before. In a battle 6 officers and 22 soldiers were killed and the ratio become 1 : 13, the number of officers in the regiment before battle was = ?

A.
31
B.
38
C.
21
Answer
D.
28

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Let the number of officers and soldiers = 3x, 31x
According to the question,

So, number of officer before
= 3x = 3 × 7 = 21