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
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Rawat said:   1 decade ago
Ans is "Data inadequate".

Suppose ther are 18 students (10 girls, 8 boys).

1/5 of 10=2 (girls).

1/8 of 8=1 (boy).

Total participation=2+1=3.

Total students=10+8=18.

Answer = 3/18 = 1/6.

Answer cannot be determined until we have the "Ratio of girls to boys".
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