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At a church prayer, (3/5)th of the members were males and (3/5)th of the male members attended the prayer. If (7/10)th of the female members attended the prayer, what fraction of the members at the prayer who did not attend the prayer are males?
(A) 1/4
(B) 3/7
(C) 2/3
(D) 9/10
(E) 6/19
(A) 1/4
(B) 3/7
(C) 2/3
(D) 9/10
(E) 6/19
25 Sep 2018, 20:46
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A church prayer and THE prayer
The first is a large category. The second is a small category and a subset of the first.
The categories are not similar. Time to rewrite:
Men and women are members of and in a CHURCH (= "A church prayer")
Some men and women ATTEND a PRAYER in a separate room (= "THE prayer")
We are interested in the group who goes to the separate room.
A double matrix is quick. Assign values.
The numbers in the matrix in the diagram were entered in the sequence below.
Use LCM of 5 and 10. Let total church members = 50
• Number of male vs. number of female CHURCH members (who may or may not attend a prayer)
Male, \(\frac{3}{5}\) of all members: \(\frac{3}{5}*50\) = 30
Female, must be \(\frac{2}{5}\) of all: \(\frac{2}{5}*50\) = 20
• Number of men and women in the church who DID and DID NOT attend a prayer
Females: \(\frac{7}{10}\) of all female members (20) DID attend a prayer: \((\frac{7}{10}*20)=14\)
Females who DID attend: 14
Females who DID NOT attend: (20 - 14) = 6
Males: \(\frac{3}{5}\) of all male members (30) attended a prayer: \((\frac{3}{5}*30)=18\)
Males who DID attend =18
Males who DID NOT attend: (30 - 18) = 12
• TOTALS - who DID and DID NOT attend a prayer
Total WHO DID attend a prayer = (18 + 14) = 32
Total who DID NOT attend a prayer: (50 - 32) = 18
• What fraction of the members at the
Total who DID NOT attend: 18
Number of that group who were male: 12
Fraction = \(\frac{12}{18}=\frac{2}{3}\)
Answer C
26 Sep 2018, 02:47
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Let the total number of members be x
male members = 3x/5
female members = 2x/5
male members who attended = 9x/25
female members who attended = 14x/50
total who did not attend the prayer = x-(9x/25 + 14x/50) = x -(32x/50) = 18x/50
males who did not attend the prayer = 3x/5 - 9x/25 = (15x-9x)25 = 6x/25
ratio = 6x/25 * 50/18x = 2/3
