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15 passengers on a commuter train read novels and 23 of the female passengers read newspapers. If 2 male passengers on the train read newspapers and the ratio of female to male passengers on the train is 3 to 1, which of the following is the number of male passengers reading novels on the train?

A. 7
B. 8
C. 10
D. 25
E. 28


The real answer is "cannot be determined". The question does not state that every passenger on the train is at least reading in some form.
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15 passengers on a commuter train read novels and 23 of the female passengers read newspapers. If 2 male passengers on the train read newspapers and the ratio of female to male passengers on the train is 3 to 1, which of the following is the number of male passengers reading novels on the train?

A. 7
B. 8
C. 10
D. 25
E. 28

I would go with Double Matrix Method

Hence Option B is correct
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