Aptitude - Simplification - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Simplification - General Questions (Q.No. 2)
2.
There are two examinations rooms A and B. If 10 students are sent from A to B, then the number of students in each room is the same. If 20 candidates are sent from B to A, then the number of students in A is double the number of students in B. The number of students in room A is:
20
80
100
200
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Let the number of students in rooms A and B be x and y respectively.

Then, x - 10 = y + 10      x - y = 20 .... (i)

     and x + 20 = 2(y - 20)      x - 2y = -60 .... (ii)

Solving (i) and (ii) we get: x = 100 , y = 80.

The required answer A = 100.

Discussion:
75 comments Page 4 of 8.

Naveena said:   9 years ago
Friends you are doing upto x and why values. But we have to double the A also comparing to B.

Kavya said:   9 years ago
It is A which is double. So the equation should be 2 (x + 20) = y - 20. Right?

Cgyel said:   9 years ago
If A is double then, Why 2 (y - 20)?

Ramesh.Mariyada said:   9 years ago
Exactly I have the same doubt as same as @Nandhakumar.

Can anyone help us?

Rajesh said:   9 years ago
We can find out the answer by option if the 1st option is 80. Consider the student of class B and transfer 10 students then in both the class are equal so definitely, A class has a 100 student then tally it.

Manojkumar said:   9 years ago
I know everyone understood the first part, but in the second part, some might find difficult to understand why we are doubling in why part rather than the x part. Here is my view.

Read the question very very slowly.

Here they told, "If 20 candidates are sent from B to A, then the number of students in A is double the number in B". So x+20 = 2 (y - 20).

So for those who argue it should be 2 (x + 20) = y - 20, then the question would be below.

"If 20 candidates are sent from B to A, then the number of students in A is doubled (the remain details about B would have been ignored).

I hope it clear your doubts.
(1)

Srividya said:   9 years ago
Friends as the question had given that A is doubled then why we doubled B? Can anyone explain this problem in another process?

Suman said:   9 years ago
Well explained @Tamil.

Koteswararao chimmili said:   9 years ago
If 10 students are sent from A to B,then the number of students in each room is the same
a-10 = b+10 ; ---- (1)

If 20 candidates are sent from B to A, then the number of students in A is double the number of students in B.
a+20 = 2(b -20); ---- (2) ( suppose A=10,B=5 that means A=2B then 10=10 )

Equation 1

a-10 = b+10.
a-b = 20.

Equation 2

a+20 = 2(b-20)
a+20 = 2b -40
a-2b = -60.


Solving equation 1 and 2
a-b = 20
a-2b = -60 (-a+2b = +60)
_____________.
b = 80

b is substitute in equation 1
a - b = 20
a = 20 + b
a = 20 + 80
a = 100

The answer is a = 100

Shiv Mohan Sharma said:   8 years ago
Explain how to solve equ.1 and equ.2?


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