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by girishbtg » Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:17 am
Acc to me ans is 34 % , which is not in ans choice..
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by Geva@EconomistGMAT » Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:43 am
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the table above shows how I would set up the problem. Put <6 / 6+ in the columns, tired/no tired in rows, add a total row and column. the basic premise is that you can add down every column and across every row.

I plugged in 100 for the total/total for convenience. Note that the 70% is taken from the interns who sleep more than 6 (x in the total/6+ box), not from the total/total number of interns. (that's probably where you went wrong in your solution)

Once you have the table set up, mark the target box (total / no tired), and work your way to it with the steps below the table. Answer is 19.
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