In a jar of gumdrops, the ratio of green gumdrops to red gumdrops is 5 : 3. If only green and red gumdrops are in the jar and the total number of gumdrops is 56, how many green gumdrops are in the jar ?
5
16
35
28
If there are 16 boys and 12 girls in a class, the ratio of the number of girls to the number of children in the class is -
3 to 5
3 to 7
4 to 7
7 to 3
A man insures 80% of his property and pays a premium amounting to . What is the total value of his property ?
What would be the marked price of an article if the cost was and the gain was 10 % of the selling price ?
On Chuck's softball team 8 of the 12 players are right-handed. What is the ratio of right-handed players to left-handed players ?
1 : 2
2 : 1
4 : 3
3 : 4
A bag is on sale for after a discount of 30 %. Find the approximate original price.
Of the 180 judges appointed by a certain President, 30 percent were women and 25 percent were from minority groups. If of the women appointed were from minority groups, how many of the judges appointed were neither women nor from minority groups ?
75
81
88
95
If the ratio of x : y is 9 : 7, what is the value of x + y ?
7
14
8
It cannot be determined from the information given
In a group of 20 singers and 40 dancers, 20% of the singers are less than 25 years old, and 40% of the entire group are less than 25 years old. What percent of the dancers are less than 25 years old ?
30
45
50
70
How many quarts of pure alcohol must you add to 15 quarts of a solution that is 40% alcohol to strengthen it to a solution that is 50% alcohol ?
4.25
3.62
3.25
3.0
