Walkabout wrote:
If the ratio of the number of teachers to the number of students is the same in School District M and School District P, what is the ratio of the number of students in School District M to the number of students in School District P ?
(1) There are 10,000 more students in School District M than there are in School District P.
(2) The ratio of the number of teachers to the number of students in School District M is 1 to 20.
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acc to me my answer is B... 1st statement its insufficient M=10,000+P
2nd statement..1: 20.. so number of students is 20x in both m and p so ratio is 20x:20x... myanswer is B
Teacher:Student ratio in M = 1:20. No of teachers in M = m, No of students in M = 20m
Teacher:Student ratio in P = 1:20. No of teachers in M = p, No of students in M = 20p
Mind you, we dont know the value of m and p. All we know is that the teacher student ratio is 1:20 in both.
Ratio of number of students in M: Number of students in P = 20m : 20p = m:p.
We don't know m:p.
You are assuming that both are 20x. How can you say that the multiplier is the same in both the schools? M could have 20 students and 1 teacher while P could have 40 students are 2 teachers. In that case, ratio of number of students = 1:2
M could have 20 students and 1 teacher while P could have 80 students are 4 teachers. In that case, ratio of number of students = 1:4
and so on...
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