GMAT prep question

[awilhelm]

What fraction of this year's students in a certain college are males?

1) 33% of males and 20% of females at the college transferred from another college

2) Of this year's students, 25% transferred from another college

OA is C. I don't understand why it isn't E.

[cramya]

Is the question not
What fraction of this year's transfer students in a certain college are males

.33 M + .20F = .25(M+F)

Then it will be C)

Please try to post the complete question.

[cramya]

Looks very similar to this one (provided a solution here)

https://www.beatthegmat.com/gmat-prep-pe ... 20937.html

[awilhelm]

This is the one, thanks!

[mowie]

Just try to write such information in a table.

[ronniecoleman]

What fraction of this year's students in a certain college are males?

1) 33% of males and 20% of females at the college transferred from another college

33/100(x) + 20/100(y) = 25/100( x+y)

8x = 5y

so we can have the fraction ...

C



2) Of this year's students, 25% transferred from another colleg