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Directions: Study the following table carefully to answer the questions that follow.

Number of employees working in four different companies in five different years

Years Companies A B C D Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female 2004 200 400 250 450 350 600 400 450 2005 250 150 400 100 550 350 550 600 20096 400 250 850 400 350 500 650 450 2007 650 400 500 150 650 500 700 600 2008 750 300 600 350 400 300 650 400

What was the respective ratio between the number of males in company D in the year 2005, number of females in company A in the year 2006 and the number of males in company B in the year 2005?

A) 11: 5: 8

B) 11: 6: 8

C) 12: 5: 9            

D) 12: 5: 7

E) 11: 5: 9