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I got C

the numbers are

15, 3, 18 (total number of boys)
11, 10, 21(total number of girls)

26, 13
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I have to use both facts.

1) You know 15 out of 18 boys study biology, so 3 do not

2) You can set up an equation, where x= number of girls not studying biology, z=girls studying biology and y number of boys not stuying it

z+x=2*(y+x)

1+2) x=5

So there are 34 students overall
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I got C

the numbers are

15, 3, 18 (total number of boys)
11, 10, 21(total number of girls)

26, 13
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celiaXDN,

The answer you got is correct but the numbers I think are wrong!
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I have to use both facts.

1) You know 15 out of 18 boys study biology, so 3 do not

2) You can set up an equation, where x= number of girls not studying biology, z=girls studying biology and y number of boys not stuying it

z+x=2*(y+x)

1+2) x=5

So there are 34 students overall
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I know what I got wrong now. I take 26 as the number of girls. :(
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My new numbers

x= total number of girls

y= number of girls don't study biology


15, 3---------18
11, y----------x
26, x/2

so, 11+y = x
and 3+y = x/2

x= 16
total number of students 18+16=34.
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I think it is B.

Total number of students = # Boys + # Girls = 18+2x

Total number of students = Total Biology + Total Non-Biology = 26+x

26+x = 18+2x

x = 8

or Total students = 34!

Is there anyuthing wrong?
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I think it is B.

Total number of students = # Boys + # Girls = 18+2x

Total number of students = Total Biology + Total Non-Biology = 26+x

26+x = 18+2x

x = 8

or Total students = 34!

Is there anyuthing wrong?
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Wow Girish, at least I don't see anything wrong :-D
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I think it is B.

Total number of students = # Boys + # Girls = 18+2x

Total number of students = Total Biology + Total Non-Biology = 26+x

26+x = 18+2x

x = 8

or Total students = 34!

Is there anyuthing wrong?
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:wink:

no nothing wrong
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Well, this one is from GMAT sets, & the OA mentioned was "C"
but now we believe that it should be "B" :)
Very well done Girish!
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I think it is B.

Total number of students = # Boys + # Girls = 18+2x

Total number of students = Total Biology + Total Non-Biology = 26+x

26+x = 18+2x

x = 8

or Total students = 34!

Is there anyuthing wrong?

Wow Girish, at least I don't see anything wrong :-D
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Once in a while I do get them right :lol:

I have been bitten by some of those tricky DS lately and I have improved a little bit.

So I have forced myself to read the #2 first, think carefully and then go to #1. This doesn't work in all cases. But try this on your next DS test and you will surely catch those tricky ones. Just my 0.02cents.
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I think it is B.

Total number of students = # Boys + # Girls = 18+2x

Total number of students = Total Biology + Total Non-Biology = 26+x

26+x = 18+2x

x = 8

or Total students = 34!

Is there anyuthing wrong?

Wow Girish, at least I don't see anything wrong :-D

Once in a while I do get them right :lol:

I have been bitten by some of those tricky DS lately and I have improved a little bit.

So I have forced myself to read the #2 first, think carefully and then go to #1. This doesn't work in all cases. But try this on your next DS test and you will surely catch those tricky ones. Just my 0.02cents.
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DS is especially tricky. We need to be extra careful. Thanks for the advice. It is a useful approach.
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I am not sure if this is right.

This approach assume that # of boys NOT studying Biology is 0. Shall we assume that????

if not then C remains the right answer!



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I think it is B.

Total number of students = # Boys + # Girls = 18+2x

Total number of students = Total Biology + Total Non-Biology = 26+x

26+x = 18+2x

x = 8

or Total students = 34!

Is there anyuthing wrong?

Wow Girish, at least I don't see anything wrong :-D
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I also got B.

26 + x = 18 + 2x
x = 8.
total students = 34
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I am not sure if this is right.
This approach assume that # of boys NOT studying Biology is 0. Shall we assume that????
if not then C remains the right answer!
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I think it is B.
Total number of students = # Boys + # Girls = 18+2x
Total number of students = Total Biology + Total Non-Biology = 26+x
26+x = 18+2x
x = 8
or Total students = 34!
Is there anyuthing wrong?
Wow Girish, at least I don't see anything wrong :-D
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giddi77 is perfectly ok.

# of boys NOT studying Biology could be anything; it doesnot matter. The question is simply about the number of total students and B alone sufficiently provides that number.
So B is enough.
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wow!!!!...great solution Girish......... good job

but was just curious to know....

how much time(minutes) u took to actually figure out that the answer is "B"
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My solution to this is B.

Kaplans math refrerence has a typical way of solving for such problems.

this is the 2005 book though.. i don't know about the new one.



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