Selection Problem

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Selection Problem

by sanalnnair » Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:10 pm
In a survey of students, each student selected from a list of 12 songs the 2 songs that the student liked best. If each song was selected 4 times, how many students were surveyed?
A) 96
B) 48
C) 32
D) 24
E) 18.


I had solved this question manually, as there are 12 songs and each song was selected 4 times. So the total number of songs are 48. And its said that a student likes 2 songs, So if you perform 48/2 you get 24, the number of students. Answer D. Is there any other way to solve this question??
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by GMAT Hacker » Thu Sep 23, 2010 5:43 am
sanalnnair wrote:In a survey of students, each student selected from a list of 12 songs the 2 songs that the student liked best. If each song was selected 4 times, how many students were surveyed?
A) 96
B) 48
C) 32
D) 24
E) 18.


I had solved this question manually, as there are 12 songs and each song was selected 4 times. So the total number of songs are 48. And its said that a student likes 2 songs, So if you perform 48/2 you get 24, the number of students. Answer D. Is there any other way to solve this question??

The way you have solved this question is the best way:)