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A university has 2,000 faculty members all of whom have a masters degree, and some of whom also have a doctorate. 35 percent of the faculty members are female. What fraction of the faculty members are female doctorate holders?
(1) 20 percent of the male faculty members have a doctorate.
(2) A total of 1140 faculty members have only a masters degree.
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(1) 20 percent of the male faculty members have a doctorate.
(2) A total of 1140 faculty members have only a masters degree.
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30 May 2025, 03:00
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1st statement:
________Doc__|_non doc_|_total
Male___|_20%_|_________|
Female_|_____|_________|35%
Total__|_____|_________|
With this info we can't find no of female doc holders
Hence insufficient
2nd statement :
________Doc__|_non doc_|_total
Male___|_____|_________|
Female_|_____|_________|35%
Total__|_860_|___1140__|
With this info we can't find no of female doc holders
Hence insufficient
Combining both information
________Doc__|_non doc_|_total
Male___|_20%_|_________|
Female_|_____|_________|35%
Total__|_860_|__1140___|
Only unknown is female doc % which can be calculated and is sufficient
Hence answer is C
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________Doc__|_non doc_|_total
Male___|_20%_|_________|
Female_|_____|_________|35%
Total__|_____|_________|
With this info we can't find no of female doc holders
Hence insufficient
2nd statement :
________Doc__|_non doc_|_total
Male___|_____|_________|
Female_|_____|_________|35%
Total__|_860_|___1140__|
With this info we can't find no of female doc holders
Hence insufficient
Combining both information
________Doc__|_non doc_|_total
Male___|_20%_|_________|
Female_|_____|_________|35%
Total__|_860_|__1140___|
Only unknown is female doc % which can be calculated and is sufficient
Hence answer is C
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31 May 2025, 11:38
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S1
We need Total Doctorate to identify faculty members are female doctorate holders
Insufficient
S2
We need Male with or without Doctorate to identify faculty members are female doctorate holders
Insufficient
Together, we have both the information and can calculate faculty members are female doctorate holders
Answer C
| D | Not D(only masters) | T | |
| F | ? | 700 | |
| M | =260 | 1300 | |
| T | 2000 |
Insufficient
S2
| D | Not D(only masters) | T | |
| F | ? | 700 | |
| M | 1300 | ||
| T | 860 | 1140 | 2000 |
Insufficient
Together, we have both the information and can calculate faculty members are female doctorate holders
Answer C
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