Bunuel wrote:
A teacher distributed a number of candies, cookies, and toffees among the students in the class. How many students were there in the class?
(1) The numbers of candies, cookies, and toffees that each student received were in the ratio 3:4:5, respectively.
(2) The teacher distributed a total of 27 candies, 36 cookies, and 45 toffees
A is insufficient as its does not give any information on the number of students in the class.
B gives the total number of candies, cookies and toffees distributed but doesnt give information on how many of those did each get hence insufficient.
C is also insufficient as 27, 36 and 45 can be distributed in the ratio of 3:4:5 among 9 students with 3,4 and 5 each or among 3 students with 9,12 and 15 each.
Hence E is correct.
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41% (01:13) correct 
