A total of 72 passengers are on a ship, and they go out on an excursio

Question

A total of 72 passengers are on a ship, and they go out on an excursion in boats R and Q. How many of the ship’s passengers are female?

(1) There are 13 females on boat Q.
(2) There are equal numbers of women on boats R and Q.

msk0657 · Answer

Total 72 = M + F..

1) There are 13 F on boat Q...but we don't have info about R Females..Insufficient..

2) R = Q, but we don't have the number of females.

1 + 2 : 26 Females.

IMO option C is correct answer..

OA please...will correct if I missed anything..

Skywalker18 · Answer

number of passengers are on a ship= 72 
number female passengers =?

(1) There are 13 females on boat Q.
Not sufficient
(2) There are equal numbers of women on boats R and Q.
Not sufficient

Combining 1 and 2 , we get
There are 13*2 = 26 female passengers on the ship

Answer C

michelle91 · Answer

Answer : C

i) cannot answer the question 
ii) cannot answer the question

combined together both (i) and (ii) let us know that each both as 13 female passengers

TheNightKing · Answer

Total = 72

Female=?

Statement 1: Q(female)= 13. We don't know about P.

Statement 2: P(female)=Q(female). Not Sufficient.

Combined: Female=26

Hence C

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