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A market research firm surveyed 400 citizens of city A and 600 citizens of city B during a consumer preference study for a new beverage. If 63% of the citizens surveyed from city A and 48% of the citizens surveyed from city B indicated that they enjoyed the new beverage, what %age of the total number of citizens surveyed enjoyed the new beverage?

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b) 48
c) 54
d) 56
e) 63

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A market research firm surveyed 400 citizens of city A and 600 citizens of city B during a consumer preference study for a new beverage. If 63% of the citizens surveyed from city A and 48% of the citizens surveyed from city B indicated that they enjoyed the new beverage, what %age of the total number of citizens surveyed enjoyed the new beverage?

a) 45
b) 48
c) 54
d) 56
e) 63

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(0.63*400 + 0.48*600)/(400 + 600) = 0.54.

Answer: C.

P.S. Since the overall average must be between the individual averages, then the only acceptable answers are C and D.
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A market research firm surveyed 400 citizens of city A and 600 citizens of city B during a consumer preference study for a new beverage. If 63% of the citizens surveyed from city A and 48% of the citizens surveyed from city B indicated that they enjoyed the new beverage,what %age of the total number of citizens surveyed enjoyed the new beverage?
a) 45
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c) 54
d) 56
e) 63

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Total Number of people is 1000 ( ie, 600 + 400 )

No of People in city A who likes the new beverage = 63% of 400 => 252
No of People in city B who likes the new beverage = 48% of 600 => 288

Total no of People in city A and city B who likes the new beverage = 540 ( ie, 252 + 288 )

So, %age of the total number of citizens surveyed enjoyed the new beverage = 540/1000*100 => 54%

Hence answer will be (C) 54%
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A market research firm surveyed 400 citizens of city A and 600 citizens of city B during a consumer preference study for a new beverage. If 63% of the citizens surveyed from city A and 48% of the citizens surveyed from city B indicated that they enjoyed the new beverage, what %age of the total number of citizens surveyed enjoyed the new beverage?

a) 45
b) 48
c) 54
d) 56
e) 63

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Such type of weighted average questions can be more efficiently done through a mental map. Though at first it may seem cumbersome, but after a bit of practice, such question types can effectively be solved within 40-50 seconds, saving precious time for the more difficult questions. The GMAT will, more often than not, provide round numbers that can be solved through such mental maps.

First, I see that the weights can reduced to a 2:3 ratio. Second, I calculate the overall 'distance' between the two numbers (in this case percentages): 15. The weights represents the 'distance' that the weighted average will be from each of the two numbers. Therefore, the weighted average will travel 3/5 distance from the lower weighted number, and 2/5 distance from the higher weighted number (visualize: more the mass, more the resistance, less the travel) I.e. 9% downwards from 63% or 6% upwards from 48%. The weighted average converges on 54%. The answer is C.
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