1000 DS section 9 #7

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1000 DS section 9 #7

by rookiez » Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:20 am
7. In a school election, if each of the 900 voters voted for either Edith or Jose (but not both), what percent of the female voters in this election voted for Jose?
(1) Eighty percent of the female voters voted for Edith.
(2) Sixty percent of the male voters voted for Jose.

OA A
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by shibal » Thu Jul 09, 2009 5:16 am
A
it asks for how many females voted for jose....

stmt 1 says that 80% of the females voted for E, therefore 20% voted for J... SUFF

stmt 2 says that 60% of the males voted for J.... INSUFF cuz it doesn't say anything about the ladies....