GMAT prep PS ratio question

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by kishore » Sat Jun 21, 2008 2:18 pm
From the question:

E -- English
H -- History
M -- Maths

E = 2 * H

=> H = E/2

E = 3 * M

=> M = E/3

There for ratio of History to Math Majors is

H:M
= E/2:E/3 = 1/2:1/3 = 3:2