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Re: Last year, all registered voters in Kumannia voted either for the Revo [#permalink]

17 Dec 2009, 21:07

revolutionary voter=r
status quo voter=s
total=t
t=r+s---->s=t-r

new r=1.1r
new s=1.05s
new t=1.08 t
---->1.1r+1.05s=1.08t
--->1.1r+1.05(t-r)=1.08t
--->.05r=.03t
---->r=3/5t

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Re: Last year, all registered voters in Kumannia voted either for the Revo [#permalink]

21 Dec 2009, 10:07

Even I've got 60%. But the answer is 11/18.

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Re: Last year, all registered voters in Kumannia voted either for the Revo [#permalink]

21 Dec 2009, 10:58

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11/18

1.1x+1.05y=1.08(x+y)
.02x=.03y
2x=3y (thought just it out there for more visually charged people like me).

1.1x/1.1x+1.05(2/3)x
(after drowning with decimals)

11/18

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Re: Last year, all registered voters in Kumannia voted either for the Revo [#permalink]

26 Jul 2010, 18:55

Last year all the voters of a country voted for party A or party B. This year the number of voters voiting for A increased by 10% while the voters for party B increased by 5%. If the total number of voters increased by 8% what fraction of voters voted for party A this year.

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Re: Last year, all registered voters in Kumannia voted either for the Revo [#permalink]

26 Jul 2010, 21:08

Hi,

Let x be the percentage that voted for A and (100-x) the percentage who voted for B.

we have 1.1x + 1.05(100-x) = 8
Solving for x we get x = 60 (who voted for A) and (100-60) who voted for B.

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Re: Last year, all registered voters in Kumannia voted either for the Revo [#permalink]

26 Jul 2010, 22:39

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Jinglander wrote:

Last year all the voters of a country voted for party A or party B. This year the number of voters voiting for A increased by 10% while the voters for party B increased by 5%. If the total number of voters increased by 8% what fraction of voters voted for party A this year.

Let a be the number of voters who voted for party A and be the number of voters who voted for party B last year.
Party A | Party B
--------------------------
a | b <---- Last yr
1.1 a | 1.05 b <-----This yr

The question also states that the total voters increased by 8% this year. So
1.1a + 1.05b = 1.08(a+b) => b =(2/3)*a

We need to find the fraction of voters who voted for party A this year i.e 1.1a/(1.1a + 1.05b)
= 1.1a/(1.1a + 1.05*(2/3)*a) = 1.1/1.8 =11/18

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Re: Last year, all registered voters in Kumannia voted either for the Revo [#permalink]

08 Sep 2010, 09:29

Yes, 1.1/1.8 = 11/18

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Re: Last year, all registered voters in Kumannia voted either for the Revo [#permalink]

17 Feb 2013, 16:00

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umaa wrote:

Last year, all registered voters in Kumannia voted either for the Revolutionary Party or for the Status Quo Party. This year, the number of revolutionary voters increased 10%, while the number of Status Que voters increased 5%. No other votes were cast. If the number of total voters increased 8%, what fraction of voters voted Revolutionary this year?

Set the equation for the number of total voters this year: $1.1R+1.05S=1.08(R+S)$ --> $2R=3S$

The question is $\frac{1.1R}{1.1R+1.05S}=?$ --> $\frac{1.1R}{1.1R+1.05S}=\frac{110R}{110R+105S}$. Now, as $2R=3S$ then $70R=105S$ (multiplying by 35) --> substitute 105S by 70R: $\frac{110R}{110R+105S}=\frac{110R}{110R+70R}=\frac{11}{18}$

Hope it's clear.

I wish I could Kudos Bunuel's explanation a thousand times. I have found MGMAT's explanation of this problem, with their whole chart approach, almost indecipherable. Thank you for the clarity Bunuel!

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Re: Last year, all registered voters in Kumannia voted either for the Revo [#permalink]

22 Nov 2013, 07:09

Bunuel wrote:

umaa wrote:

Last year, all registered voters in Kumannia voted either for the Revolutionary Party or for the Status Quo Party. This year, the number of revolutionary voters increased 10%, while the number of Status Que voters increased 5%. No other votes were cast. If the number of total voters increased 8%, what fraction of voters voted Revolutionary this year?

Set the equation for the number of total voters this year: $1.1R+1.05S=1.08(R+S)$ --> $2R=3S$

The question is $\frac{1.1R}{1.1R+1.05S}=?$ --> $\frac{1.1R}{1.1R+1.05S}=\frac{110R}{110R+105S}$. Now, as $2R=3S$ then $70R=105S$ (multiplying by 35) --> substitute 105S by 70R: $\frac{110R}{110R+105S}=\frac{110R}{110R+70R}=\frac{11}{18}$

Hope it's clear.

Yeah, I'm afraid I made the same mistake by using differentials we only find the ratio of votes for LAST YEAR, we are being asked something else.
Agree with method by Bunuel to solve this. I think more than one got caught with the 60%

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Re: Last year, all registered voters in Kumannia voted either for the Revo [#permalink]

03 Jan 2014, 04:56

Hi Bunuel,
I have a clarification though...

After we get 2R = 3S as the equation for the total voters this year, doesn't this imply R/S = 3/2 and therefore R/(R+S) = 3/5? (After all, we derived 2R = 3S considering the voters increased 10% and 5% respectively this year?)

Appreciate any explanation.

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Set the equation for the number of total voters this year: $1.1R+1.05S=1.08(R+S)$ --> $2R=3S$

The question is $\frac{1.1R}{1.1R+1.05S}=?$ --> $\frac{1.1R}{1.1R+1.05S}=\frac{110R}{110R+105S}$. Now, as $2R=3S$ then $70R=105S$ (multiplying by 35) --> substitute 105S by 70R: $\frac{110R}{110R+105S}=\frac{110R}{110R+70R}=\frac{11}{18}$

Hope it's clear.

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Re: Last year, all registered voters in Kumannia voted either for the Revo [#permalink]

03 Jan 2014, 05:10

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mniyer wrote:

Hi Bunuel,
I have a clarification though...

After we get 2R = 3S as the equation for the total voters this year, doesn't this imply R/S = 3/2 and therefore R/(R+S) = 3/5? (After all, we derived 2R = 3S considering the voters increased 10% and 5% respectively this year?)

Appreciate any explanation.

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Set the equation for the number of total voters this year: $1.1R+1.05S=1.08(R+S)$ --> $2R=3S$

The question is $\frac{1.1R}{1.1R+1.05S}=?$ --> $\frac{1.1R}{1.1R+1.05S}=\frac{110R}{110R+105S}$. Now, as $2R=3S$ then $70R=105S$ (multiplying by 35) --> substitute 105S by 70R: $\frac{110R}{110R+105S}=\frac{110R}{110R+70R}=\frac{11}{18}$

Hope it's clear.

Yes, from $2R=3S$ we get R/(R+S)=3/5, but notice that R and S there denote the number of voters last year.

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Re: Last year, all registered voters in Kumannia voted either for the Revo [#permalink]

02 Dec 2015, 04:19

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mniyer wrote:

Hi Bunuel,
I have a clarification though...

After we get 2R = 3S as the equation for the total voters this year, doesn't this imply R/S = 3/2 and therefore R/(R+S) = 3/5? (After all, we derived 2R = 3S considering the voters increased 10% and 5% respectively this year?)

Appreciate any explanation.

Bunuel wrote:

Set the equation for the number of total voters this year: $1.1R+1.05S=1.08(R+S)$ --> $2R=3S$

The question is $\frac{1.1R}{1.1R+1.05S}=?$ --> $\frac{1.1R}{1.1R+1.05S}=\frac{110R}{110R+105S}$. Now, as $2R=3S$ then $70R=105S$ (multiplying by 35) --> substitute 105S by 70R: $\frac{110R}{110R+105S}=\frac{110R}{110R+70R}=\frac{11}{18}$

Hope it's clear.

As Bunuel already stated R/Total = 3/5 is a ration for the last year, for this year yoiu must do the following:
Revolutionary voters: 3+10% Increase = $3+\frac{3}{10}=\frac{33}{10}$
Total: 5 + 8% Increase = 5+0,4 = $\frac{54}{10}$
So the fraction for this year is equal to $\frac{33}{10}:\frac{54}{10}$ = $\frac{33}{10}*\frac{10}{54}=\frac{11}{18}$
Hopoe it's clear now

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Re: Last year, all registered voters in Kumannia voted either for the Revo [#permalink]

17 Apr 2016, 08:15

110X + 105Y = 108 (X+Y)
2X = 3Y

the question is:
110x/110x + 105y =?

if 2x = 3y => 70x = 105y when multiplied by 35.

then, 110x/(110x + 70x) = 110x/180x = 11/18

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Last year, all registered voters in Kumannia voted either for the Revo [#permalink]

Updated on: 14 Jul 2020, 07:52

Hi chetan2u @Bunuel

I am unable to get the answer for this question

As per my understanding ,

S —————————————R
105 108 110
3 : 2

So , the relation between the no. of voters who voted for the respective party wrt the total number of voters is ,

2:3

So , the fraction of R party voters will be
3/5

Plz provide your insight plz

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Originally posted by LeenaSai on 13 Jul 2020, 23:41.
Last edited by LeenaSai on 14 Jul 2020, 07:52, edited 1 time in total.

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Re: Last year, all registered voters in Kumannia voted either for the Revo [#permalink]

14 Jul 2020, 00:15

i took me 4 mins to solve it but after i did, it seems pretty easy
let the number of voters of Revolutionary be r and Status Que be s

r=3/2s (see bunuels explantion)

now we need to find 110r/108(r+s)
110r = R's voters this yr after the increase
108(r+s) = total this year after the increase

put r=3/2s in this
110*3/2s=55*3*S
108(r+s) = 54*5*S

55*3*S/54*5*S=11/18

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Re: Last year, all registered voters in Kumannia voted either for the Revo [#permalink]

30 Jul 2020, 04:11

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umaa wrote:

Last year, all registered voters in Kumannia voted either for the Revolutionary Party or for the Status Quo Party. This year, the number of revolutionary voters increased 10%, while the number of Status Que voters increased 5%. No other votes were cast. If the number of total voters increased 8%, what fraction of voters voted Revolutionary this year?

A. 5/18
B. 7/18
C. 1/2
D. 5/9
E. 11/18

Responding to a pm:

Yes, you can solve it using weighted avgs.

w1/w2 = (5 - 8)/(8 - 10) = 3/2
Ratio of initial voters for Rev/Status = 3/2 (Note that since we are averaging increase, the weights will be the initial ratio of voters in the two camps)

So for 100 voters, 60 voted Rev and 40 voted Status.
Number of Rev increased this year by 10% so became 66.
Total number increased by 8% so became 108 this year.

Fraction of voters who voted Rev this year = 66/108 = 11/18

Answer (E)

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Re: Last year, all registered voters in Kumannia voted either for the Revo [#permalink]

30 Jul 2020, 08:03

umaa wrote:

Last year, all registered voters in Kumannia voted either for the Revolutionary Party or for the Status Quo Party. This year, the number of revolutionary voters increased 10%, while the number of Status Que voters increased 5%. No other votes were cast. If the number of total voters increased 8%, what fraction of voters voted Revolutionary this year?

A. 5/18
B. 7/18
C. 1/2
D. 5/9
E. 11/18

let total votes ; 50
given
previous year ; x+y =50
and this year ; 1.1x+1.05y = 54
solve for x & y we get last year x= 30 and y = 20
and this year x= 33 and y = 21
so fraction of voters voted Revolutionary this year ; 33/54 ; 11/18
OPTION E

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30 Jul 2020, 08:03

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Last year, all registered voters in Kumannia voted either for the Revo