find number of men, ratios given.
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The only way this could be C) goes like this
W:C = 5:2
C:M = 5:11
From1 (1) we only know the ratio of children:men i.e. 5:11 ; we dont know the number of men,women or children(no info given)
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From 2) we know number of women < 30
No of women must be a mutiple of 5 so that number of children comes out as an integer
It could be 5,10,15,20,25. Our goal is to find the number of men.
In the numbers above the only integer that fits the ratio (meaning where all three numbers would turn out to be integers since we cant have a decimal value or fraction for the number of womwn,child or men) of women:choldren and children:men is 25
From here we can calculate the humer of children and then the number of men
Hope this helps!
W:C = 5:2
C:M = 5:11
From1 (1) we only know the ratio of children:men i.e. 5:11 ; we dont know the number of men,women or children(no info given)
Insufficient
From 2) we know number of women < 30
No of women must be a mutiple of 5 so that number of children comes out as an integer
It could be 5,10,15,20,25. Our goal is to find the number of men.
In the numbers above the only integer that fits the ratio (meaning where all three numbers would turn out to be integers since we cant have a decimal value or fraction for the number of womwn,child or men) of women:choldren and children:men is 25
From here we can calculate the humer of children and then the number of men
Hope this helps!
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The only way this could be C) goes like this
W:C = 5:2
C:M = 5:11
From1 (1) we only know the ratio of children:men i.e. 5:11 ; we dont know the number of men,women or children(no info given)
Insufficient
From 2) we know number of women < 30 There is no way we can find the numebr of men
Insufficient
From (1) and (2)
No of women must be a mutiple of 5 so that number of children comes out as an integer(since women:children is 5:2)
It could be 5,10,15,20,25. Our goal is to find the number of men.
In the numbers above the only integer that fits the ratio (meaning where all three numbers would turn out to be integers since we cant have a decimal value or fraction for the number of womwn,child or men) of women:choldren and children:men is 25
From here we can calculate the numbeer of children and then the number of men with the ratio given in (2) (5:11)
Hope this helps!
W:C = 5:2
C:M = 5:11
From1 (1) we only know the ratio of children:men i.e. 5:11 ; we dont know the number of men,women or children(no info given)
Insufficient
From 2) we know number of women < 30 There is no way we can find the numebr of men
Insufficient
From (1) and (2)
No of women must be a mutiple of 5 so that number of children comes out as an integer(since women:children is 5:2)
It could be 5,10,15,20,25. Our goal is to find the number of men.
In the numbers above the only integer that fits the ratio (meaning where all three numbers would turn out to be integers since we cant have a decimal value or fraction for the number of womwn,child or men) of women:choldren and children:men is 25
From here we can calculate the numbeer of children and then the number of men with the ratio given in (2) (5:11)
Hope this helps!
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Vishu,
The ratio of women: children is 5:2. The reason why I said its a mutiple of 5 is because only then you can come up with an integer for the number of children. Its 25 women beacuse this would only make the ratios
W:C = 5:2
C:M = 5:11
integers.
The ratio of women: children is 5:2. The reason why I said its a mutiple of 5 is because only then you can come up with an integer for the number of children. Its 25 women beacuse this would only make the ratios
W:C = 5:2
C:M = 5:11
integers.
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hi ramya !
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I think this is much better to solve the confusion i guess
vishu
https://www.beatthegmat.com/klmn-rectang ... 21062.html
I think this is much better to solve the confusion i guess
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vishu