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The number of sailors on a ship is 88% more than the number of officers. The ratio of sailors to officers would be

A. 33:35
B. 47:20
C. 47:25
D. 22:25
E. 97:50

The OA is C.

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by [email protected] » Tue May 08, 2018 8:37 pm
Hi All,

We're told that the number of sailors on a ship is 88% more than the number of officers. We're asked for the ratio of sailors to officers. This question can be solved by TESTing VALUES.

IF....
Number of officers = 100
Number of sailors = 188

Thus, the ratio of sailors to officers would be 188:100 = 94:50 = 47:25

Final Answer: C

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by Scott@TargetTestPrep » Sun May 13, 2018 5:03 pm
BTGmoderatorLU wrote:The number of sailors on a ship is 88% more than the number of officers. The ratio of sailors to officers would be

A. 33:35
B. 47:20
C. 47:25
D. 22:25
E. 97:50
We can let the number of officers = 100, and thus the number of sailors = 188; we see that the ratio of sailors to officers is:

188 : 100 = 47 : 25

Answer: C

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