Re: Set S contains all the integers from 10 to 99. S1, a subset of S, cont
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24 Sep 2018, 03:06
Answer would be 'B'.
Within {0 ... 9}, the even digits would be {0, 2, 4, 6 and 8} and similarly the odd digits would be {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}
Here, since we are referring to 2 sets, S1 where both the digits are even, hence all of the numbers which are going to be included will contain both the digits from {0, 2, 4, 6, 8}.
... and for S2, where it contains all the numbers of S, in which both the digits are odd, hence all of the numbers which are going to be included will contain both the digits from {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}.
S1 would contain the following sets - {20, 22, 24, 26, 28} , {40, 42, 44, 46, 48} , {60, 62 , 64, 66, 68} and {80, 82, 84, 86, 88}
Similarly, S2 would be containing the following - {11, 13, 15, 17, 19} , {31, 33, 35, 37, 39} , {51, 53, 55, 57, 59} , {71, 73, 75, 77, 79} and {91, 93, 95, 97, 99}
All of the individual sets within S1 and S2 is having the same common difference as 2 and the number of terms as 5. Utilizing the formula for a sequence in arithmetic progression, we would be able to determine the sum of the indivual series and add those up to determine the final sum.
S1 = 5/2 [ 40 + (4*2) ] + 5/2 [ 80 + (4*2) ] + 5/2 [ 120 + (4*2) ] + 5/2 [ 160 + (4*2) ]
= 120 + 220 + 320 + 420
= 1080
S2 = 5/2 [ 22 + (4*2) ] + 5/2 [ 62 + (4*2) ] + 5/2 [ 102 + (4*2) ] + 5/2 [ 142 + (4*2) ] + 5/2 [ 182 + (4*2) ]
= 75 + 175 + 275 + 375 + 475
= 1375
Now, we are being asked to determine the ratio of the sum of all elements in S1 to the sum of all elements in S2.
S1 / S2 = 1080/1375 = 216 / 275