GRE Question of the Day (January 13)

One morning a baker used 40 percent of a 50-pound bag of flour. If \({\frac{{1}}{{8}}}\) of the amount used was for doughnuts, how many pounds of flour were used for doughnuts?

A. \({2 \frac{{1}}{{2}}}\)

B. \({6 \frac{{1}}{{4}}}\)

C. \({15 \frac{{5}}{{8}}}\)

D. \({20}\)

E. \({25}\)