Sets for an overlapping sets problem it is best to use a double set matrix to organize the information and solve. Fill in the information in the order in which it is given


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GMAT Quant Topic 1 (General Arithmetic) Solutions

3

6

RIGHT-HANDED




5




TOTALS

12

8

20

The correct answer is C.

21.
For this overlapping set problem, we want to set up a two-set table to test our possibilities. Our first set is vegetarians vs. non-vegetarians; our second set is students vs. non-students.






VEGETARIAN

NON-VEGETARIAN

TOTAL

STUDENT










NON-STUDENT




15




TOTAL

x

x

?

We are told that each non-vegetarian non-student ate exactly one of the 15 hamburgers, and that nobody else ate any of the 15 hamburgers. This means that there were exactly 15 people in the non-vegetarian non-student category. We are also told that the total number of vegetarians was equal to the total number of non-vegetarians; we represent this by putting the same variable in both boxes of the chart.
The question is asking us how many people attended the party; in other words, we are being asked for the number that belongs in the bottom-right box, where we have placed a question mark.
The second statement is easier than the first statement, so we'll start with statement (2).
(2) INSUFFICIENT: This statement gives us information only about the cell labeled "vegetarian non-student"; further it only tells us the number of these guests as a percentage of the total guests. The 30% figure does not allow us to calculate the actual number of any of the categories.
SUFFICIENT: This statement provides two pieces of information. First, the vegetarians attended at the rate, or in the ratio, of 2:3 students to non-students. We're also told that this 2:3 rate is half the rate for non-vegetarians. In order to double a rate, we double the first number; the rate for non-vegetarians is 4:3 We can represent the actual numbers of non-vegetarians as 4a and 3a and add this to the chart below. Since we know that there were 15 non-vegetarian non-students, we know the missing common multiple, a, is 15/3 = 5. Therefore, there were (4)(5) = 20 non-vegetarian students and 20 + 15 = 35 total non-vegetarians (see the chart below). Since the same number of vegetarians and non-vegetarians attended the party, there were also 35 vegetarians, for a total of 70 guests.




VEGETARIAN

NON-VEGETARIAN

TOTAL

STUDENT




4a or 20 




NON-STUDENT




3a or 15




TOTAL

x or 35

x or 35

? or 70

The correct answer is A.

22.
For an overlapping set question, we can use a double-set matrix to organize the information and solve. The two sets in this question are the practical test (pass/fail) and the written test (pass/fail).

From the question we can fill in the matrix as follows. In a double-set matrix, the sum of the first two rows equals the third and the sum of the first two columns equals the third. The bolded value was derived from the other given values. The question asks us to find the value of .7x





PRACTICAL - PASS

PRACTICAL - FAIL

TOTALS

WRITTEN - PASS


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