Blue marbles, green marbles and red marbles ...

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by frank1 » Mon Dec 20, 2010 1:50 am
If 84 is the answer i dont believe that the question is posted by You.
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by Night reader » Mon Dec 20, 2010 2:02 am
frank1 wrote:If 84 is the answer i dont believe that the question is posted by You.
yes, I posted this question. been doing verbal recently and practiced with different stuff like Veritas prep and free tests...
posted for amusement :)

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by towerSpider » Mon Dec 20, 2010 2:21 am
Night reader wrote:Blue marbles, green marbles and red marbles are in a ratio of 5 to 7 to 8 in a box. If the total number of marbles is 240, how many green marbles are in the box?

A. 81
B. 83
C. 84
D. 86
E. 90
7 / 20 *240 = 84

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by frank1 » Mon Dec 20, 2010 2:25 am
Night reader wrote:
frank1 wrote:
posted for amusement :)
never mind...keep up the good work :D
i agree esp during prep tests it happens,we try to save time thinking it as a easy kill and fall in a trap.
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