Directions: The following caselet shows the information about the number of persons who participated in three different games: swimming , fencing and skating.
Number of persons who participated in only swimming and only fencing are in the ratio 4: 3. Number of persons who participated in only skating is 2 less than the number of persons who participated in only fencing.Number of persons who participated in all the three is 5 which is 5 less than the number of persons who participated in both swimming and fencing but not skating. Number of persons who participated in both fencing and swimming but not skating and the number of persons who participated in swimming and skating but not fencing are in the ratio 2 : 3. Number of persons who participated in both fencing and skating but not swimming is 80% of the number of persons who participated in swimming and skating but not fencing. Total number of persons who participated in only swimming, only fencing and only skating is 98.
If the number of males to females who participate only in skating are in the ratio 4: 3 and the total number of females who participate in only skating and only swimming is 22. Find the difference between the number of males participating in only skating and only swimming.
- AOption (a)
20
- BOption (b)
16
- COption (c)
18
- DOption (d)
14
- EOption (e)
22
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Correct answer
14
Why this answer is correct
General solution:
Number of persons who participated in only swimming and only fencing are in the ratio 4x: 3x
Number of persons who participated in only skating is 2 less than the number of persons who participated in only fencing = (3x - 2)
Number of persons who participated in all the three = 5
Number of persons who participated in both swimming and fencing but not skating = (5 + 5) = 10
Number of persons who participated in both fencing and swimming but not skating and the number of persons who participated in swimming and skating but not fencing are in the ratio 2 : 3
Number of persons who participated in swimming and skating but not fencing = 10/2 × 3 = 15
Number of person who participated in both fencing and skating but not swimming is 80% of the number of persons who participated in swimming and skating but not fencing.
Number of person who participated in both fencing and skating but not swimming =15 × (80/100) = 12
Total number of persons who participated in only swimming , only fencing and only skating is 98.
(4x + 3x + 3x - 2) = 98
10x = 100
x = 10
Number of persons who likes swimming only = 40
Number of persons who likes fencing only = 30
Number of persons who likes skating = (30 - 2) = 28
Solution:
Number of males to females who participated only skating = 28
Number of males participated only skating = 28/7 × 4 = 16
Number of females participated only in skating = (28 - 16) = 12
Number of females participated only swimming = 22 - 12 = 10
Number of males participated only swimming = (40 - 10) = 30
Required difference = (30 - 16) = 14

