In a ranch, the total number of black horses is 18% more than the number of male black horses. The total number of female horses is 16 times the number of black female horses. What percentage of male horses are black if the total number of male horses is double the number of female horses? Choose the correct option:  A) 17.4  B) 18.6  C) 19.2  D) 22.9  E) 50.6
Since we are dealing in percentage let us pick 100 as the number of black male horses.   That means that the total number of black horse is= 110 (18% more),   therefore the number of black female horse is 18.   The total number of female horses is 16x the number of black female horses= 16*18= 
<gadget id="calculator">16*18</gadget>
<output>288</output>
288 female horses.   Male horse total population is twice the population of the female horses= 288*2= 
<gadget id="calculator">288*2</gadget>
<output>576</output>
576   Therefore percentage of male horses that are brown= 100/576*100=17.4   Correct option is 17.4
<result>A</result>
In a ranch, the total number of black horses is 18% more than the number of male black horses. The total number of female horses is 16 times the number of black female horses. What percentage of male horses are black if the total number of male horses is double the number of female horses?