In a hostel mess the ratio of vegetarians to non-vegetarians is $7 : 5$ . If 35 residents are non-vegetarian, how many are vegetarian?

25Correct answerYour answer37Correct answerYour answer49Correct answerYour answer84Correct answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

Worth noting

84 is the total number of residents, and 25 comes from turning the ratio upside down.

Ten questions from Ratio & Proportion, at your own pace.

Ten questions from Ratio & Proportion, at your own pace.

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