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The ratio of stocks to bonds in a certain portfolio is 5:3, so their sum need to be a multiple of 8.
All options except B are multiple of 8.
Hence, OA is (B).
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Ratios describe the relationship between parts of a whole. So in this problem, for every 5 stocks (Part I), we have 3 bonds (Part II), in our theoretical portfolio.

To find the Total Number of stocks and bonds we add Parts I and II to get 8. This implies that the Total Number of stocks and bonds will be multiples of 8.

Only option that isn't a multiple of 8 is 50

IMO answer B
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S:B = 5:3

Total = 5x + 3x = 8x

Answer should be a multiple of 8

A) 8 x 1 (Incorrect)

B)50 (Correct)

C)120 = 8*15 (Incorrect)

D)160 = 8*20 (Incorrect)

E)200 = 8 *25 (Incorrect)

Answer - B
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