If the ratio of the number graduate employees to that of Arts graduate employees in Company M was `10:7`, what was the number of Arts graduate employees in M ?

Options

A. 294
B. 266
C. 280
D. 308

Answer

A

Explanation

The percentage of commerce graduate and Arts graduate employees in company M
`=100-32=68%`
Now, the percentage of Arts graduates employees
`=(68xx7)/(17)=28%`
The percentage of Cmmerce graduate employees
`=(68xx10)/(17)=40%`
The number of arts graduate employees in company
`M=(1050xx28)/(100)=294`