In a colony of 70 residents, the ratio of the number of men and women is 4 : 3. Among the women, the ratio of the educated to the uneducated is 1 : 4. If the ratio of the number of educated to uneducated persons is 8 : 27, then find the ratio of the number of educated to uneducated men in the colony?
Choose the correct answer
A) 1 : 7	B) 2 : 3	C) 1 : 8	D) 2 : 3	E) 1 : 3

Rationale: number of men in the colony = 4 / 7 * 70 = 40 . number of women in the colony = 3 / 7 * 70 = 40 . number educated women in the colony = 1 / 5 * 30 = 6 . number of uneducated women in the colony = 4 / 5 * 50 = 24 . number of educated persons in the colony = 8 / 35 * 70 = 16 . as 6 females are educated , remaining 10 educated persons must be men . number of uneducated men in the colony = 40 - 10 = 30 . number of educated men and uneducated men are in the ratio 10 : 30 i . e . , 1 : 3 . answer : e
Answer: E