Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Apr 2610:00 AM EDT
-11:00 AM EDT
The Target Test Prep course represents a quantum leap forward in GMAT preparation, a radical reinterpretation of the way that students should study. Try before you buy with a 5-day, full-access trial of the course for FREE!
Apr 2711:00 AM EDT
-12:00 PM EDT
Prefer video-based learning? The Target Test Prep OnDemand course is a one-of-a-kind video masterclass featuring 400 hours of lecture-style teaching by Scott Woodbury-Stewart, founder of Target Test Prep and one of the most accomplished GMAT instructors
Apr 2808:00 AM PDT
-11:00 AM PDT
Whether you are just beginning your MBA journey or fine-tuning your path to a 700+ score, GMAT Day is designed to give you a competitive edge.
29 Jun 2025, 22:21
Kudos
Bookmarks
D
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
Difficulty:
45%
(medium)
Question Stats:
77% (02:57) correct
23%
(03:01)
wrong
based on 207
sessions
History
Date
Time
Result
Not Attempted Yet
In a college placement, 100 students attended an interview process and each of them got a job offer. 20 percent of the students who did not have a master's degree got finance jobs. 25 percent of the students who got non-finance jobs have master's degree. If 68 percent of the students got finance jobs, what percent of the students who attended the interview process have master's degree?
A. 30%
B. 45%
C. 60%
D. 70%
E. 90%
A. 30%
B. 45%
C. 60%
D. 70%
E. 90%
MyGMATbuddy
Expert
Joined: 27 Jun 2025
Last visit: 11 Aug 2025
Posts: 46
Given Kudos: 5
Location: India
Schools: IIMB EPGP'23 (A$)
GMAT 1: 730 Q50 V39
GPA: 9.82
Expert reply
29 Jun 2025, 22:48
Kudos
Bookmarks
Total #students with finance jobs = 68, and non-finance jobs = 32
Master's degree with non-finance jobs = 25% of 32 = 8 students,
No master's degree with non finance jobs = 32-8 = 24
20 percent of the students who did not have a master's degree got finance jobs
which means 80% of students who did not have master's degree got non-finance jobs, and the number is 24
80% of #students with no master's degree = 24
#students with no master's degree = 30
hence #students with master's degree = 70
Pankaj Jindal | IIM Bangalore | 730 GMAT
Master's degree with non-finance jobs = 25% of 32 = 8 students,
No master's degree with non finance jobs = 32-8 = 24
20 percent of the students who did not have a master's degree got finance jobs
which means 80% of students who did not have master's degree got non-finance jobs, and the number is 24
80% of #students with no master's degree = 24
#students with no master's degree = 30
hence #students with master's degree = 70
Pankaj Jindal | IIM Bangalore | 730 GMAT
GraemeGmatPanda
Joined: 13 Apr 2020
Last visit: 21 Apr 2026
Posts: 102
Given Kudos: 30
Location: United Kingdom
Concentration: Marketing
Schools: LBS '16 (A$)
Products:
30 Jun 2025, 09:51
Kudos
Bookmarks
Here's how to solve this one with algebra:
Define variables for the numbers of students with and without a master’s degree.
\(y = 100 - x\)
Compute the number of students who did not get finance jobs.
\(100 - 68 = 32\)
Express the number of non-master’s students who got finance jobs as 20% of y.
\(\frac{20}{100} \times y = 0.20y\)
Express the number of finance-job students with a master’s degree as the remainder of total finance jobs.
\(68 - 0.20y\)
Compute the number of master’s-degree students among non-finance jobs as 25% of the 32 non-finance students.
\(\frac{25}{100} \times 32 = 8\)
Set the count of non-finance master’s students equal to total master’s minus finance master’s count.
\(x - \bigl(68 - 0.20y\bigr) = 8\)
Substitute y = 100 - x into the equation relating x and y.
\(x - \bigl(68 - 0.20\,(100 - x)\bigr) = 8\)
Simplify inside the parentheses and combine like terms.
\(x - \bigl(48 + 0.20x\bigr) = 8\\x - 48 - 0.20x = 8\)
Solve the linear equation for x.
\(0.80x = 56\\x = \frac{56}{0.80} = 70\)
Convert the number of master’s-degree students into a percentage of the total 100 students.
\(\frac{70}{100} \times 100\% = 70\%\)
Answer 70% (Option D)
Hope this helps!
ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ
Define variables for the numbers of students with and without a master’s degree.
\(y = 100 - x\)
Compute the number of students who did not get finance jobs.
\(100 - 68 = 32\)
Express the number of non-master’s students who got finance jobs as 20% of y.
\(\frac{20}{100} \times y = 0.20y\)
Express the number of finance-job students with a master’s degree as the remainder of total finance jobs.
\(68 - 0.20y\)
Compute the number of master’s-degree students among non-finance jobs as 25% of the 32 non-finance students.
\(\frac{25}{100} \times 32 = 8\)
Set the count of non-finance master’s students equal to total master’s minus finance master’s count.
\(x - \bigl(68 - 0.20y\bigr) = 8\)
Substitute y = 100 - x into the equation relating x and y.
\(x - \bigl(68 - 0.20\,(100 - x)\bigr) = 8\)
Simplify inside the parentheses and combine like terms.
\(x - \bigl(48 + 0.20x\bigr) = 8\\x - 48 - 0.20x = 8\)
Solve the linear equation for x.
\(0.80x = 56\\x = \frac{56}{0.80} = 70\)
Convert the number of master’s-degree students into a percentage of the total 100 students.
\(\frac{70}{100} \times 100\% = 70\%\)
Answer 70% (Option D)
Hope this helps!
ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ
