SAT problem of the week, December 29, 2014

The Funny Clowns High School student body consists of human boys, human girls, and chimpanzees of undetermined gender. The number of girls is 50% more than the number of chimpanzees. The number of chimpanzees is 50% more than the number of boys. What percentage of the student body is girls?

  1. 25% (check answer)
  2. 47% (check answer)
  3. 50% (check answer)
  4. 77% (check answer)
  5. 90% (check answer)

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