Mathematics · Ratio and Proportion
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the question that follows. In a state, the government recruited 8000 lecturers for teaching six different subjects, namely English, Hindi, Mathematics, Botany, Chemistry, and Commerce. 15% of the total number of lecturers are recruited for teaching Mathematics. 25% of the total number of lecturers are recruited for teaching Chemistry. Lecturers recruited for teaching Botany are two-thirds of the number of lecturers recruited for Mathematics. 15% of the remaining teachers are recruited for teaching Hindi. The rest of the lecturers are equally distributed to teach the remaining two subjects. What is the respective ratio between the number of lecturers recruited for teaching Botany and the total number of lecturers recruited for teaching Commerce and Chemistry together?
- 1800 : 3400
- 2800 : 370
- 38 : 37✓
- 480 : 37
Correct answer
8 : 37
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