Question

In a group of 300 mice, 75% are male and 20% are albino. What is the greatest number of mice in the group that could be both female and not albino?

a) 45
b)60
c)75
d)225

Answer 1

Correct Answer: C
Step-by-step explanation:
C Out of the 300 mice, if 75% are male, 25% must be female, so translate: × 300 = 75 females. Eliminate D and E, because there are no more than 75 females of any sort. Because 20% of the mice are albino, and 25% of the mice are female, both groups are small enough not to overlap at all. There are 80% non-albino mice, so × 300 = 240 non-albino mice, so all 75 females could be non-albinos.