Verbal Reasoning - Arithmetic Reasoning - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Arithmetic Reasoning - Section 1 (Q.No. 3)
3.
An institute organised a fete and 1/5 of the girls and 1/8 of the boys participated in the same. What fraction of the total number of students took part in the fete ?
2/13
13/40
Data inadequate
None of these
Answer: Option
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Shatarchi said:   7 years ago
A total number of students participated = no of girls + no of boys given.
So, 1/5 + 1/8 = 13/40.
(21)

Atul said:   9 years ago
Yeah, data inadequate. According to me. There should be a ratio of No of girls and No of boys.

Phoenix said:   9 years ago
Can anyone tell me how could we know the fraction by having ratio of girls to ratio of boys?

G RAFI said:   10 years ago
Boys participation = 1/8.

Girls participation = 1/5.

According to 1/8+1/5.

13/40 answer.

Sajan said:   1 decade ago
Data is inadequate because 1/5 of does not mean that gals are only 5. Same is in boys also.

Jojo negi said:   1 decade ago
I think you are right Sundar, I have seen this question before where the answer was 2/13.

Salai said:   1 decade ago
Sajan is correct. They dint give the total number of students. So data inadequate.

Anandhakrishnan said:   2 years ago
Data Inadequate as;

1/5x+1/8y = x+y only one linear equation in two variables.
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Amala said:   1 decade ago
According to my option it should be 13/40, because
1/5+1/8=13/40

Anil said:   9 years ago
1/5& 1/8.
Lcm 40 and 8 + 5 = 13 then the answer is 13/40.


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