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Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation Question on Proportion

A box contains 6 cricket balls, 5 tennis balls and 4 rubber balls. Of these, some balls are defective. The proportion of defective cricket balls is more than the proportion of defective tennis balls but less than the proportion of defective rubber balls.
Moreover, the overall proportion of defective balls is twice the proportion of defective tennis balls. What BEST can be said about the number of defective rubber balls in the box?

A

It is either 2 or 3

B

It is exactly 2

C

It is exactly 3

D

It is either 3 or 4

E

It is either 0 or 1

Answer

It is exactly 3

Explanation

Solution

The correct option is (C):It is exactly 3 .