Foodmart customers regularly buy at least one of the following products: milk, chicken, or apples. 60% of shoppers buy milk, 50% buy chicken, and 35% buy apples. If 10% of the customers buy all 3 product, what percentage of Foodmart customers purchase exactly 2 of the products listed above?
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 25%
E. 30%
The OA is D.
I'm really confused with this PS question. Please, can any expert assist me with it? Thanks in advanced.
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Hi AAPL,
We're told that Foodmart customers regularly buy AT LEAST one of the following products: milk, chicken, or apples. 60% of shoppers buy milk, 50% buy chicken, and 35% buy apples and 10% of the customers buy all 3 products. We're asked for the percentage of Foodmart customers that purchase EXACTLY 2 of the products listed above.
This is an example of a 3-group Overlapping Sets question. You can solve it with a drawing or with the following equation:
Total = (Gp. 1) + (Gp. 2) + (Gp. 3) - (Gps. 1 & 2) - (Gps. 1 & 3) - (Gps. 2 & 3) - 2(All 3 groups)
Using the information in the prompt, the equation becomes....
100% = (60%) + (50%) + (35%) - (Gps. 1 & 2) - (Gps. 1 & 3) - (Gps. 2 & 3) - 2(10%)
100% = 125% - (Gps. 1 & 2) - (Gps. 1 & 3) - (Gps. 2 & 3)
(Gps. 1 & 2) + (Gps. 1 & 3) + (Gps. 2 & 3) = 25%
Thus, 25% of the customers buy exactly 2 of the three listed products.
Final Answer: D
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We're told that Foodmart customers regularly buy AT LEAST one of the following products: milk, chicken, or apples. 60% of shoppers buy milk, 50% buy chicken, and 35% buy apples and 10% of the customers buy all 3 products. We're asked for the percentage of Foodmart customers that purchase EXACTLY 2 of the products listed above.
This is an example of a 3-group Overlapping Sets question. You can solve it with a drawing or with the following equation:
Total = (Gp. 1) + (Gp. 2) + (Gp. 3) - (Gps. 1 & 2) - (Gps. 1 & 3) - (Gps. 2 & 3) - 2(All 3 groups)
Using the information in the prompt, the equation becomes....
100% = (60%) + (50%) + (35%) - (Gps. 1 & 2) - (Gps. 1 & 3) - (Gps. 2 & 3) - 2(10%)
100% = 125% - (Gps. 1 & 2) - (Gps. 1 & 3) - (Gps. 2 & 3)
(Gps. 1 & 2) + (Gps. 1 & 3) + (Gps. 2 & 3) = 25%
Thus, 25% of the customers buy exactly 2 of the three listed products.
Final Answer: D
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We can use the formula:AAPL wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:18 amFoodmart customers regularly buy at least one of the following products: milk, chicken, or apples. 60% of shoppers buy milk, 50% buy chicken, and 35% buy apples. If 10% of the customers buy all 3 product, what percentage of Foodmart customers purchase exactly 2 of the products listed above?
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 25%
E. 30%
The OA is D.
I'm really confused with this PS question. Please, can any expert assist me with it? Thanks in advanced.
Total = n(M) + n(C) + n(A) - n(exactly two) - 2 * n(all three)
100 = 60 + 50 + 35 - n(exactly two) - 2 * 10
100 = 125 - n(exactly two)
n(exactly two) = 25
Answer: D
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