Part to Part and Part to Whole Ratios
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Take a look at the following problems.
Data Sufficiency: What was Company X’s percentage profit in 2011?
1) The ratio of costs to profits for Company X was 3 to 1 in 2011.
2) Company X’s costs in 2011 were $360,000.
A recipe for punch calls for 4 parts seltzer to one part juice. If John wants to make 5 gallons of punch, how many 8 ounce cans of juice does he need (1 gallon = 128 ounces)?
A) 32
B) 20
C) 16
D) 10
E) 8