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At the beginning of February, the ratio of goats to pigs on a certain farm was 7 to 6. What was the ratio of goats to pigs at the end of February?

(1) During the month of February, the number of goats doubled.

(2) During the month of February, the number of pigs decreased by 50%
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At the beginning of February, the ratio of goats to pigs on a certain farm was 7 to 6. What was the ratio of goats to pigs at the end of February?

(1) During the month of February, the number of goats doubled.

(2) During the month of February, the number of pigs decreased by 50%


I don't know why i am inclined towards D..if nothing is said about pigs in (1) then i think they remain unchanged..similarly (2)

or if i am wrong then C

Initial
Goat: Pig
7:6

using both (1) & (2)
Final
Goat: Pig
14:3

Between C & D ,, i will go with D
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The answer should be C.

Each sentence alone is not sufficient because we don't know what happened to the count of other animal.( A B and D out)
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You need to know what happens to each animal in February
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Bunuel wrote:
At the beginning of February, the ratio of goats to pigs on a certain farm was 7 to 6. What was the ratio of goats to pigs at the end of February?

(1) During the month of February, the number of goats doubled.

(2) During the month of February, the number of pigs decreased by 50%



stat1: nothing told about pigs,, not suff

stat2: nothing told about goats,,not suff

combined,,,suff,,
ans C
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Its a definite C
A tells you that goats doubled that means 7x will then become 14x
B tells you that pigs become half of 6x that means pigs will then become 3x
whatever the value of X is the new ratio between goats and pigs will be 14/3
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(1) Does helps us with goats but we don't know anything about the pigs!
Same goes with (B), so Answer Choices D,A and B are out.

With C we have everything we need, the new ratio would be 14/3= 7(2)/(6/2)

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At the beginning of February, the ratio of goats to pigs on a certain farm was 7 to 6. What was the ratio of goats to pigs at the end of February?

(1) During the month of February, the number of goats doubled.

(2) During the month of February, the number of pigs decreased by 50%
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