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# In a company, 60 percent of the male employees and 70 percent of the

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In a company, 60 percent of the male employees and 70 percent of the female employees eat only veg food. If 66 percent of all the employees eat only veg food, what is the ratio of females employees to male employees?

(A) 3/10

(B) 3/2

(C) 3/4

(D) 5/6

(E) 6/7

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24 Sep 2018, 01:51
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Bunuel wrote:
In a company, 60 percent of the male employees and 70 percent of the female employees eat only veg food. If 66 percent of all the employees eat only veg food, what is the ratio of females employees to male employees?

(A) 3/10

(B) 2/3

(C) 3/4

(D) 5/6

(E) 6/7

Allegation Method :

66 - 60 = 6

70 - 66 = 4

Ratio = 4 : 6 = 2 : 3

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08 Nov 2018, 09:19
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Bunuel wrote:
In a company, 60 percent of the male employees and 70 percent of the female employees eat only veg food. If 66 percent of all the employees eat only veg food, what is the ratio of females employees to male employees?

(A) 3/10

(B) 2/3

(C) 3/4

(D) 5/6

(E) 6/7

Dear Moderator,
There seems to be a small typo here.
Kindly check the OA for this one too, ratio of F:M= 3:2 not given in the OA
Ratio of M:F= 2:3.
We are asked F:M and NOT M:F

Hope you will look into this, Thank you.
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10 Nov 2018, 07:13
stne wrote:
Bunuel wrote:
In a company, 60 percent of the male employees and 70 percent of the female employees eat only veg food. If 66 percent of all the employees eat only veg food, what is the ratio of females employees to male employees?

(A) 3/10

(B) 2/3

(C) 3/4

(D) 5/6

(E) 6/7

Dear Moderator,
There seems to be a small typo here.
Kindly check the OA for this one too, ratio of F:M= 3:2 not given in the OA
Ratio of M:F= 2:3.
We are asked F:M and NOT M:F

Hope you will look into this, Thank you.

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14 Nov 2018, 01:21
selim wrote:
Bunuel wrote:
In a company, 60 percent of the male employees and 70 percent of the female employees eat only veg food. If 66 percent of all the employees eat only veg food, what is the ratio of females employees to male employees?

(A) 3/10

(B) 2/3

(C) 3/4

(D) 5/6

(E) 6/7

Allegation Method :

66 - 60 = 6

70 - 66 = 4

Ratio = 4 : 6 = 2 : 3

Bunuel stne can you explain how this was derived? I did not understand how the rule of allegation is applied here.
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14 Nov 2018, 02:57
Preethi88 wrote:
selim wrote:
Bunuel wrote:
In a company, 60 percent of the male employees and 70 percent of the female employees eat only veg food. If 66 percent of all the employees eat only veg food, what is the ratio of females employees to male employees?

(A) 3/10

(B) 2/3

(C) 3/4

(D) 5/6

(E) 6/7

Allegation Method :

66 - 60 = 6

70 - 66 = 4

Ratio = 4 : 6 = 2 : 3

Bunuel stne can you explain how this was derived? I did not understand how the rule of allegation is applied here.

Hi Preethi88,
Let there me M males and F females. So total employees M+F.

Now lets form an equation of those employees who eat veg food only.

Then we have the following equation
$$\frac{60}{100}M +\frac{70}{100}F = \frac{66}{100}(M + F)$$

On solving we get
.40 F =.60 M
4F=6M
$$\frac{F}{M}=\frac{3}{2}$$

Hope its clear now , please feel free to ask if anything is still unclear.
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