BTGmoderatorDC wrote: ↑Tue Dec 10, 2019 2:59 pm
All trainees in a certain aviator training program must take both a written test and a flight test. If 70 percent of the trainees passed the written test, and 80 percent of the trainees passed the flight test, what percent of the trainees passed both tests?
(1) 10 percent of the trainees did not pass either test.
(2) 20 percent of the trainees passed only the flight test.
OA
D
Source: Official Guide
Solution:
Question Stem Analysis:
We can use the formula:
Total = Pass Written + Pass Flight - Pass Both + Pass Neither
With “Total” = 100, we are given “Pass Written” = 70 and “Pass Flight” = 80, and we need to find “Pass Both.” That is,
100 = 70 + 80 - B + N
B = 50 + N
If we know the value of N (“Pass Neither”), then we can determine the value of B (“Pass Both”).
Statement One Only:
10 percent of the trainees did not pass either test.
Since we are given that N = 10, we have:
B = 50 + 10 = 60
Statement one alone is sufficient.
Statement Two Only:
20 percent of the trainees passed only the flight test.
This means “Pass Only Flight” = 20. Since Pass Both = Pass Flight - Pass Only Flight, we have B = 80 - 20 = 60.
Statement two alone is sufficient.
Answer: D
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