Select the normal approximate percentage of the various WBCs in an adult

Neut Band EO Baso Lymph Mono

a. 63 2 4 1 25 5
b. 29 11 9 11 10 30
c. 60 2 4 11 4 19
d. 59 26 1 1 11 2


ANS: A
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