In a group of 1000 people, each person is either left-handed or right-handed
but not both. 80% of the females are left-handed, and 84% of the right-handed
people are male. How many people are right-handed?
1) There are 600 males in the group
2) There are 180 left-handed males in the group
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I'm assuming you got that question from this video.gmatdriller wrote:In a group of 1000 people, each person is either left-handed or right-handed
but not both. 80% of the females are left-handed, and 84% of the right-handed
people are male. How many people are right-handed?
1) There are 600 males in the group
2) There are 180 left-handed males in the group
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