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 ?
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Bhavana said:
1 decade ago
Here its given 1/5th of girls and 1/8th of boys.
If we consider (girls, boys) = (5, 8) or (10, 16) so on. We can get our answer as 2/13. But if someone considers (girls, boys) = (15, 16) we get our answer as 5/31.
So by this we cannot blindly decide the strength of boys and girls. Therefore we can opt for Option 'C' i.e., data inadequate'.
If we consider (girls, boys) = (5, 8) or (10, 16) so on. We can get our answer as 2/13. But if someone considers (girls, boys) = (15, 16) we get our answer as 5/31.
So by this we cannot blindly decide the strength of boys and girls. Therefore we can opt for Option 'C' i.e., data inadequate'.
Vaibhav said:
1 decade ago
What fraction ?
(1/5)+(1/8) = 8+5/5*8 = 13/40.
This is correct answer if only asked to find fraction.
(1/5)+(1/8) = 8+5/5*8 = 13/40.
This is correct answer if only asked to find fraction.
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