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The ratio of the number of women to the number of men to the number of children in a room is 5:2:7, respectively. What is the total number of people in the room?

(1) The total number of women and children in the room is 12
(2) There are fewer than 4 men in the room



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The ratio of the number of women to the number of men to the number of children in a room is 5:2:7, respectively. What is the total number of people in the room?

(1) The total number of women and children in the room is 12
(2) There are fewer than 4 men in the room
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D.

1: person cannot be in fraction.
2: Same as above.
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yup D
either statement is sufficient to find the total of people (which is 14)
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one more vote for D, the same explaination as above
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what is stmt 2 telling us here?

fewer than 4 men in room can be 2 OR 3

if we take 3 then u have total = 42 - 15 W , 6 M & 21 C. The ratio is still 5:2:7
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what is stmt 2 telling us here?

fewer than 4 men in room can be 2 OR 3

if we take 3 then u have total = 42 - 15 W , 6 M & 21 C. The ratio is still 5:2:7
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good catch! i assumed M had to be mult of 2... doh :(
is the correct answer A then?
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Answer key has D as OA and i got A. But i don't c whats stmt 2 is doing.
That's why i posted it.
I don't know about this 1. I think A is right
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Answer key has D as OA and i got A. But i don't c whats stmt 2 is doing.
That's why i posted it.
I don't know about this 1. I think A is right
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i think its D because men= 1,2,3
ratio of w:m:c is 5x:2x:7x, only x=1 will give you whole people.
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Answer key has D as OA and i got A. But i don't c whats stmt 2 is doing.
That's why i posted it.
I don't know about this 1. I think A is right

i think its D because men= 1,2,3
ratio of w:m:c is 5x:2x:7x, only x=1 will give you whole people.
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can you elaborate on this part ???
"ratio of w:m:c is 5x:2x:7x, only x=1 will give you whole people"



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