Of the students who eat in certain cafeteria, each student either like or dislikes lima beans and each student either like or dislikes Brussels sprouts. Of these students, 2/3 dislikes lima beans; and of those who dislike beans, 3/5 also dislikes Brussels sprouts. How many students like Brussels sprouts but dislikes lima beans?
1) 120 students eat in cafeteria
2) 40 of the student like lima beans
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- kmittal82
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IMO (D)
Let's make a table
Lima| Brussel |
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Like A | B |
Dislike C | D |
For the sake of convenience, Ive called these combos A,B,C,D.
Let there be x students in total
>2/3 dislikes lima beans (which also implies 1/3 like lima beans)
C = 2x/3 , A = x/3
>and of those who dislike beans, 3/5 also dislikes Brussels sprouts
D = 2x/5 , B = 3x/5
>How many students like Brussels sprouts but dislikes lima beans?
We need to find A + D = x/3 + 2x/5 = 11x/15
Both statement 1 and 2 give us the value of x, so each should be sufficient on its own.
Let's make a table
Lima| Brussel |
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Like A | B |
Dislike C | D |
For the sake of convenience, Ive called these combos A,B,C,D.
Let there be x students in total
>2/3 dislikes lima beans (which also implies 1/3 like lima beans)
C = 2x/3 , A = x/3
>and of those who dislike beans, 3/5 also dislikes Brussels sprouts
D = 2x/5 , B = 3x/5
>How many students like Brussels sprouts but dislikes lima beans?
We need to find A + D = x/3 + 2x/5 = 11x/15
Both statement 1 and 2 give us the value of x, so each should be sufficient on its own.
- goyalsau
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Answer should Be D, ( even though the marked A First )
I missed the point that with II statement also we can get the answer.
thanks for posting such a brilliant question.
I missed the point that with II statement also we can get the answer.
thanks for posting such a brilliant question.
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