Arithmetic Mean Word Problem

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Given:
mean for male = 9.8
mean for female = 9.1

question ratio of number of male to number of female...

statement 1)
doesnt help estgablish anything abt fmale.. .
insufficient

Statement 2)

avg of both is 9.3

Now u shud rem Avg = sum/n
so sum= Avg *n

here 9.3(total number of emp) = (9.8 * number of men) + (9.1 * number of female)

Also = total numberof emp = number of male + number of females...

so 9.3(number of male + number of females) = (9.8 * number of men) + (9.1 * number of female)


Hence u can find the ratio...

Sufficient...

IMO: B

Hope this helps!!

Hi,

(1) mentions nothing about no. of female, or the relationship between no. of male and that of female
Then it's clearly insuff.

(2) gives us the average number of years of experience for the company's male and female employees

Let's call:
the no. of male employees : x
the no. of female employees : y

Now we have:

(x*9.8 + y*9.1) / (x+y) = 9.3
or 9.8x +9.1y = 9.3x + 9.3y
or 0.5x = 0.2y
Then x/y = 2/5

Thus 2 is suff.

Pick B