Data Interpretation Ques 146

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In a school students have options to read only Hindi or only Sanskrit or both Hindi and Sanskrit. Of 175 students in the school the ratio of boys and girls is 3:4 respectively. 40% of boys opted for Hindi only. 44% of students opted for Sanskrit only. 32% of total girls opted for both Sanskrit and Hindi. The number of boys opting for Sanskrit only and that in both Hindi and Sanskrit are in the ratio 2:1 respectively.

How many girls opted for Sanskrit only?

(1) 72

(2) 47

(3) 51

(4) 77

(5) None of these

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Correct Answer: (2)

Solution: (2)

Boys 175×37=75

Girls 175×47=100

Boys who read only Hindi =75×40100=30

Students who read only Sanskrit =175×44100=77

Girls reading both Sanskrit and Hindi =100×32100=32

Boys who read Sanskrit only =23×45=30

Girls who read only Sanskrit =7730 =47



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