Ratio with Inequality

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Ratio with Inequality

by Marisa » Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:35 pm
On a tour, the ratio of women to children was 5 to 2. What was the number of men?



1 Children to men, 5:11

2. Total number of women < 30
OA is C, I thought it was E

I understand solving for total children and plugging that into the men ratio, but how can we know the exact variable (#men) with an inequality?

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by cramya » Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:22 pm
Typical GMAT E trap. This one is a toughie for under 2 minutes...

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