How many people are directors of both Company K and Company R?
(1) There were 17 directors present at a joint meeting of the directors of Company K and Company R, and no directors were absent.
(2) Company K has 12 directors and Company R has 8 directors.[/spoiler]
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nakul_anand
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xcusemeplz2009
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IMO C
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NikolayZ
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Hey !
Obviously stmt 1 and 2 alone are not sufficient.
Let's try 1+2 :
Let x be the number of directors of both K and R.
If K has 12 directors and R has 8 directors. Then the number of directors who are present at the meeting will be:
12+8-X=17, X=3.
I believe it is C.
Obviously stmt 1 and 2 alone are not sufficient.
Let's try 1+2 :
Let x be the number of directors of both K and R.
If K has 12 directors and R has 8 directors. Then the number of directors who are present at the meeting will be:
12+8-X=17, X=3.
I believe it is C.
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nakul_anand
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Guys,
Thanks for the reply. The answer is C. The question sounded tricky to me so I thought of sharing this with people.
Regards!
Thanks for the reply. The answer is C. The question sounded tricky to me so I thought of sharing this with people.
Regards!
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boymeetsworld
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This question is quite tricky. Anyone else would have tried a two way data table to tackle this? Can you explain your approach?
