In Goshawk-Eurasian nature reserve 30 percent of the birds are Hawks, and 40 percent of the non-Hawks are Paddyfield-Warblers. If there are 25 percent as many Kingfishers as Paddyfield-Warblers in the reserve, then what percent of the birds X in the nature reserve are not Hawks, Paddyfield-Warblers, or Kingfishers?  Pick.
A) 25 %  B) 35 %  C) 45 %  D) 70 %  E) 80 %

Rationale: "1 . we are given the following percentages : 30 ( 70 ) , 40 ( 60 ) , 25 ( 75 ) . there are two threads from here . first starts at 30 % and finishes there . second one starts at 70 , then 40 , and then 25 . we need a value that is divisible by 7 , 2 , and 5 at least once . lets pick a number now , say 700 . so say if non hawks are 700 ( this is 70 % of the total , so total = 1000 ) , then paddy warbs are 2 / 5 x 700 = 1400 / 5 = 280 . kingfishers , therefore , are 280 / 4 = 70 . lets add them up . 300 hawks + 280 peddy warbs + 70 kingsifhers = 650 . so all others are 1000 - 650 = 350 or 35 % of total birds . the main job here to to identify the smart number to start the question with . this can be time consuming , but once identified , this question can be solved fairly quickly . 2 . another method : if x is total - - > non hawks = 0.7 x - - > warbs = 0.4 ( 0.7 x ) - - > kfs = 0.25 ( 0.4 ( 0.7 x ) ) . our job is to find out x : ( 0.3 x + 0.28 x + 0.07 x ) / x . or 0.65 x / x = 0.65 . we need to find 1 - 0.65 = 0.35 or 35 % . b"
Answer: B