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Each person in a group of 110 investors has investments in either equities or securities or both. Exactly 25% of the investors in equities have investments in securities, and exactly 40% of the investors in securities have investments in equities. How many have investments in equities?

A) 65

B) 80

C) 120

D) 135

E) 150

Alternative approach:

You can just check options \(80\) and \(65\), since the number of people who have investments in equities cannot be more than \(110\).
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Each person in a group of 110 investors has investments in either equities or securities or both. Exactly 25% of the investors in equities have investments in securities, and exactly 40% of the investors in securities have investments in equities. How many have investments in equities?

A) 65

B) 80

C) 120

D) 135

E) 150

We can create the equation:

Total = equities + securities - both

Let’s let s = the number of investors in securities and e = the number of investors in equities. We know that:

0.4s = 0.25e = both; thus:

40s = 25e

8s = 5e

8s/5 = e

Substituting, we have:

Total = equities + securities - both

110 = 8s/5 + s - 0.4s

110 = 8s/5 + s - 2s/5

110 = 6s/5 + s

110 = 11s/5

550 = 11s

50 = s

So e = 8(50)/5 = 400/5 = 80.

Answer: B
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