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The data below provides details about two categories of staff (loaders and drivers) across three logistics hubs: Hub X, Hub Y, and Hub Z.
For Hub X – the combined total of loaders and drivers is 80.
For Hub Y – the total number of loaders is 5 more than the total number of loaders in Hub Z.
For Hub Z – the total number of loaders is 10 less than the total number of drivers.
Note – the total number of drivers in Hub X is 25 less than the total number of loaders in Hub Y.
Total staff in Hub Z is 10 more than total staff in Hub X, and the total number of drivers across all three hubs is 110.

Determine the ratio of the total number of drivers in Hub Y to the total number of loaders in Hub X.

Options

A

1:3

B

5:6

C

2:3

D

4:5

E

3:4

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Correct Answer :

Option C

2:3

Solution :

The correct answer is 2:3.

Step-by-step derivation:

1. Hub X Staff:
The combined total number of loaders and drivers in Hub X is 80.

LoadersX+DriversX=80

2. Hub Z Staff:
The total staff in Hub Z is 10 more than the total staff in Hub X.

Total StaffZ=80+10=90

In Hub Z, the total number of loaders is 10 less than the total number of drivers:

LoadersZ=DriversZ-10

Since total staff is the sum of loaders and drivers:

LoadersZ+DriversZ=90

Substituting LoadersZ in terms of DriversZ:

(DriversZ-10)+DriversZ=90

2×DriversZ-10=90

2×DriversZ=100

DriversZ=50

Now, calculating the number of loaders in Hub Z:

LoadersZ=50-10=40

3. Hub Y Loaders:
The number of loaders in Hub Y is 5 more than the number of loaders in Hub Z:

LoadersY=40+5=45

4. Hub X Drivers and Loaders:
The total number of drivers in Hub X is 25 less than the total number of loaders in Hub Y:

DriversX=45-25=20

Since the combined total staff in Hub X is 80:

LoadersX=80-20=60

5. Hub Y Drivers:
The total number of drivers across all three hubs is 110:

DriversX+DriversY+DriversZ=110

20+DriversY+50=110

DriversY+70=110

DriversY=40

6. Finding the required ratio:
The ratio of the total number of drivers in Hub Y to the total number of loaders in Hub X is:

Ratio=DriversYLoadersX=4060=23

Thus, the required ratio is 2:3.

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