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Soumita Ghosh
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Of the 60 families in a certain neighborhood, 38 have a cat. How many of the families in this neighborhood have a dog?
(1) 28 of the families in this neighborhood have a cat but not a dog
(2) The number of families in the neighborhood who have a dog and a cat is the same as the number of families who have neither a cat nor a dog.
OA B
I have found that statement 1 alone is insufficient.
I am facing problem regarding calculation in statement B even though I know that statement 2 alone is sufficient.
Kindly see my calculation thoroughly and let me know where I am doing mistake.
I have solved this in matrix form.
Please find the attachment
I found the number of the families in this neighborhood have a dog which is 22(highlighted in yellow)through this way. So I found statement 2 is sufficient.
When I am calculating this below way I also able to find the answer:
D = no of the families have a dog.
60 = 38+D-X+X
or, D = 22.
But my problem is when I am solving this below way I am not able to solve X.
60 = 38-X+X+X+22-X (refer my above matrix in order to find how I got this expression)
Then I do not know how to solve.
I know I am doing here some mistake. Please point out my mistake in this calculation.
(1) 28 of the families in this neighborhood have a cat but not a dog
(2) The number of families in the neighborhood who have a dog and a cat is the same as the number of families who have neither a cat nor a dog.
OA B
I have found that statement 1 alone is insufficient.
I am facing problem regarding calculation in statement B even though I know that statement 2 alone is sufficient.
Kindly see my calculation thoroughly and let me know where I am doing mistake.
I have solved this in matrix form.
Please find the attachment
I found the number of the families in this neighborhood have a dog which is 22(highlighted in yellow)through this way. So I found statement 2 is sufficient.
When I am calculating this below way I also able to find the answer:
D = no of the families have a dog.
60 = 38+D-X+X
or, D = 22.
But my problem is when I am solving this below way I am not able to solve X.
60 = 38-X+X+X+22-X (refer my above matrix in order to find how I got this expression)
Then I do not know how to solve.
I know I am doing here some mistake. Please point out my mistake in this calculation.
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