at least 100 students at a certain high school study Japanese. if 4 percent of the students at the school who study french also study Japanese, do more students at the school study french than Japanese.
1) 16 students at the school study both french and Japanese
2) 10 percent of the students at the school who study Japanese also study french
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Say, number of students studying Japanese = J and number of students studying French = F. Now, J ≥ 100 and 4% of F study both Japanese and French.vishal_2804 wrote:at least 100 students at a certain high school study Japanese. if 4 percent of the students at the school who study french also study Japanese, do more students at the school study french than Japanese.
1) 16 students at the school study both french and Japanese
2) 10 percent of the students at the school who study Japanese also study french
Statement 1: 16 students at the school study both French and Japanese.
So, 4% of F = 16
--> F = (16/0.04) = 400
As we don't have any concrete idea about the value of J, we cannot say whether F is greater than J or not.
Not sufficient
Statement 2: 10 percent of the students at the school who study Japanese also study French.
So, 4% of F = 10% of J
--> F must be greater than J as a smaller percentage of F is equal to larger percentage of J.
Sufficient
The correct answer is B.
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Looks like you could use the double matrix method for this problem. That's what I used and it helped me see things a little easier. The problems tricky though, where's it from?
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Yes, this is a great candidate for the Double Matrix method. This technique can be used for most questions featuring a population in which each member has two criteria associated with it.hutch27 wrote:Looks like you could use the double matrix method for this problem. That's what I used and it helped me see things a little easier. The problems tricky though, where's it from?
Here, the criteria are:
- taking or not taking French
- taking or not taking Japanese
For more information about this technique (and some additional practice questions), check out these 3 BTG articles:
- https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2011/05/ ... question-1
- https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2011/05/ ... question-2
- https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2011/05/ ... question-3
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Brent@GMATPrepNow wrote:Yes, this is a great candidate for the Double Matrix method. This technique can be used for most questions featuring a population in which each member has two criteria associated with it.hutch27 wrote:Looks like you could use the double matrix method for this problem. That's what I used and it helped me see things a little easier. The problems tricky though, where's it from?
Here, the criteria are:
- taking or not taking French
- taking or not taking Japanese
For more information about this technique (and some additional practice questions), check out these 3 BTG articles:
- https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2011/05/ ... question-1
- https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2011/05/ ... question-2
- https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2011/05/ ... question-3
Cheers,
Brent
Hello Brent,
I was trying to solve Statement 2 as follows:
Let x = total students in the school
and j = number of students who studay Japanese
So from Statement 2,
10/100 ( j ) = 4/100 (x)
=> 10/100 ( greater than or equal to 100 ) = 4/100 (x)
=> greater than or equal to 10 = 4/100 (x)
=> greater than or equal to 10 = 1/25 (x)
=> x = greater than or equal to 250
I was not sure though how we can prove f > j. I was just wondering if you can please assist. Thanks a lot for your valuable time and help.
Best Regards,
Sri
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Hey Sri,gmattesttaker2 wrote: Hello Brent,
I was trying to solve Statement 2 as follows:
Let x = total students in the school
and j = number of students who studay Japanese
So from Statement 2,
10/100 ( j ) = 4/100 (x)
=> 10/100 ( greater than or equal to 100 ) = 4/100 (x)
=> greater than or equal to 10 = 4/100 (x)
=> greater than or equal to 10 = 1/25 (x)
=> x = greater than or equal to 250
I was not sure though how we can prove f > j. I was just wondering if you can please assist. Thanks a lot for your valuable time and help.
Best Regards,
Sri
There's a problem with your entry of (4/100)x in the top-left box.
This suggests that 4% of ALL students study Japanese and French. However, the question doesn't say this, It says 4 percent of the students who study french also study Japanese
In other words, 4% of the French students also study Japanese.
So, you can let F = the # of French students, which means the top-left box will be (4/100)F
See what happens when you go from there.
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Hi Brent,Brent@GMATPrepNow wrote:Hey Sri,gmattesttaker2 wrote: Hello Brent,
I was trying to solve Statement 2 as follows:
Let x = total students in the school
and j = number of students who studay Japanese
So from Statement 2,
10/100 ( j ) = 4/100 (x)
=> 10/100 ( greater than or equal to 100 ) = 4/100 (x)
=> greater than or equal to 10 = 4/100 (x)
=> greater than or equal to 10 = 1/25 (x)
=> x = greater than or equal to 250
I was not sure though how we can prove f > j. I was just wondering if you can please assist. Thanks a lot for your valuable time and help.
Best Regards,
Sri
There's a problem with your entry of (4/100)x in the top-left box.
This suggests that 4% of ALL students study Japanese and French. However, the question doesn't say this, It says 4 percent of the students who study french also study Japanese
In other words, 4% of the French students also study Japanese.
So, you can let F = the # of French students, which means the top-left box will be (4/100)F
See what happens when you go from there.
Cheers,
Brent
Thanks for your explanation. It is clear now where I was going wrong. Thanks a lot for your help.
Best Regards,
Sri
vishal_2804 wrote:at least 100 students at a certain high school study Japanese. if 4 percent of the students at the school who study french also study Japanese, do more students at the school study french than Japanese.
1) 16 students at the school study both french and Japanese
2) 10 percent of the students at the school who study Japanese also study french
Please...How can I solve this question using the double matrix method. I sincerely need help..Thanks
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Someone uses the Double Matrix Method here: https://www.beatthegmat.com/at-least-100 ... 74669.htmlteebabie wrote:vishal_2804 wrote:at least 100 students at a certain high school study Japanese. if 4 percent of the students at the school who study french also study Japanese, do more students at the school study french than Japanese.
1) 16 students at the school study both french and Japanese
2) 10 percent of the students at the school who study Japanese also study french
Please...How can I solve this question using the double matrix method. I sincerely need help..Thanks
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We could also skip the matrix and just do a little algebra.
Say we have
f = only French
j = only Japanese
b = both
n = neither
We know that 4% of French = Both, so .04*(f + b) = b, or .04f = .96b. From there:
S1:
b = 16
So b = 16, f = 384. Doesn't give us j, so NOT SUFFICIENT.
S2:
.10*(j + b) = b, or .10j = .9b. Now let's think about what we've got. Since .96b is only .04f, but .90b is .10j, f must be bigger than j: a bigger portion of b (.96) gives us a smaller portion of f (.04)!
Say we have
f = only French
j = only Japanese
b = both
n = neither
We know that 4% of French = Both, so .04*(f + b) = b, or .04f = .96b. From there:
S1:
b = 16
So b = 16, f = 384. Doesn't give us j, so NOT SUFFICIENT.
S2:
.10*(j + b) = b, or .10j = .9b. Now let's think about what we've got. Since .96b is only .04f, but .90b is .10j, f must be bigger than j: a bigger portion of b (.96) gives us a smaller portion of f (.04)!