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Of the people who responded to a market survey, 120 preferred Brand X and the rest preferred Brand Y. If the respondents indicated a preference for Brand X over Brand Y by ratio of 3 to 1, how many people responded to the survey?
A. 80
B. 160
C. 240
D. 360
E. 480
A. 80
B. 160
C. 240
D. 360
E. 480
13 Apr 2015, 18:25
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Hi NYCgirl15,
You'll see several ratio-based questions on the GMAT, so this is a good area to put some extra practice into. There are also a variety of different ways to do the math involved in this question, so you can choose whatever method is easiest for you.
Here, we're told that, in a survey, 120 people preferred Brand X and the rest preferred Brand Y. We're then told that these results represent a ratio of 3 to 1,
X:Y
3:1
This means that THREE TIMES as many people prefer Brand X as prefer Brand Y. We can now "line up" the data and do some basic math..
X:Y
3:1
120:Rest
Since 120 is "40 times 3", the "Rest" has to be "40 times 1."
120 prefer Brand X
40 prefer Brand Y
We're asked for the TOTAL number of people surveyed...
120 + 40 = 160 people in total were surveyed.
Final Answer:
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
You'll see several ratio-based questions on the GMAT, so this is a good area to put some extra practice into. There are also a variety of different ways to do the math involved in this question, so you can choose whatever method is easiest for you.
Here, we're told that, in a survey, 120 people preferred Brand X and the rest preferred Brand Y. We're then told that these results represent a ratio of 3 to 1,
X:Y
3:1
This means that THREE TIMES as many people prefer Brand X as prefer Brand Y. We can now "line up" the data and do some basic math..
X:Y
3:1
120:Rest
Since 120 is "40 times 3", the "Rest" has to be "40 times 1."
120 prefer Brand X
40 prefer Brand Y
We're asked for the TOTAL number of people surveyed...
120 + 40 = 160 people in total were surveyed.
Final Answer:
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
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14 Apr 2015, 12:26
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Ratio = 3:1 => 3x respondents preferred Brand X and x preferred Brand Y
Since, no. of respondents who preferred Brand X = 120 => 3x=120 => x=40
Hence Total no. of respondents = 120 + 40 = 160
Hence B is the asnwer.
