Bunuel wrote:
A computer software was tested 300 times before its release. The testing was performed in three stages of 100 tests each. The software failed 15 times in Stage I, 12 times in Stage II, 8 times in Stage III, 6 times in both Stage I and Stage II, 7 times in both Stage II and Stage III, 4 times in both Stage I and Stage III, and 4 times in all the three stages. How many times did the software fail in a single stage only?
(A) 9
(B) 10
(C) 13
(D) 15
(E) 17
Are You Up For the Challenge: 700 Level QuestionsFailed in Stage 1 = 15times |eq 1
Failed in Stage 2 = 12times |eq 2
Failed in Stage 3 = 08times |eq 3
Failed in S1 & S2 = 06times |eq 4
Failed in S2 & S3 = 07times |eq 5
Failed in S1 & S3 = 04times |eq 6
S1,S2 and S3 = 04times | eq 7
We need to find failure in single stages only.
Subtract eq 7 from eq 1 to eq 6
New values:
Failed in Stage 1 = 11times |eq 8
Failed in Stage 2 = 08times |eq 9
Failed in Stage 3 = 04times |eq 10
Failed in S1 & S2 = 02times |eq 11
Failed in S2 & S3 = 03times |eq 12
Failed in S1 & S3 = 00times |eq 13
Subtract eq 13 from 8 and 10
Subtract eq 12 from 9 and 10
Subtract eq 11 from 8 and 9
New values:
Failed in Stage 1 = 09times |eq 8
Failed in Stage 2 = 03times |eq 9
Failed in Stage 3 = 01times |eq 10
This gives us individual values
Adding them 9+3+1 =13 answer. CFeel free to ask the justification of any step if required.
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