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Direction: Study the graph carefully to answer the questions that follow:

NUMBER OF THE EMPLOYEES WORKING IN

DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OF AN ORGANIZATION AND THE RATIO OF MALES TO FEMALES

Department Males Females HR 9 16 Marketing 3 2 IT 9 31 Finance 2 3 Merchandising 4 3

Note: Mark. - Marketing; Fin. Finance; Prod. Production; Mer. – Merchandising

What is the respective ratio of total number of employees working in the production department to those working in the Merchandising department?

A) 15 : 14

B) 8 : 7

C) 14 : 15

D) 7 : 8