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by pzazz12 » Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:46 pm
Of 30 applicants for a job, 14 had at least 4 years' experience, 18 had degrees, and 3 had less than 4 years' experience and did not have a degree.How many of the applicants had at least 4 years' experience and a degree?

A. 14
B. 13
C. 9
D. 7
E. 5
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by Rahul@gurome » Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:13 am
Solution:
There are 30 applicants for the job.
Since 3 candidates had less than 4 years' experience and no degree, number of candidates who had either at least 4 years' of experience and a degree or both is 30 - 3 = 27.
Since 14 had at least 4 years' experience and 18 had degrees, number of candidates who had both at least 4 years' experience and degrees is 14+18 - 27 = 5.
The correct answer is E.
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by frank1 » Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:39 am
Above method rocks.
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by Abhishek009 » Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:50 am
frank1 wrote:Above method rocks.
But just to make thing more clear
Tabular method can make things more clearer in problems like these.
Yes I find this is the best way to solve the problem .
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