members of Club X, Y

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members of Club X, Y

by gibran » Wed May 21, 2008 7:02 pm
Is the number of members of Club X greater than the number of members of Club Y ?
(1) Of the members of Club X, 20 percent are also members of Club Y.
(2) Of the members of Club Y, 30 percent are also members of Club X.

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by moneyman » Wed May 21, 2008 10:02 pm
Both statements clearly say that 0.20X=0.30Y which means that X is greater than Y. Plug values and confirm the answer.
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by gibran » Fri May 23, 2008 4:26 am
moneyman wrote:Both statements clearly say that 0.20X=0.30Y which means that X is greater than Y. Plug values and confirm the answer.
How can we equate both the statements as 0.20X=0.30Y since there is nothing to this effect mentioned in the question stem. Please help to explain this step.