Question

Read the information carefully and answer the given questions below: The table given below shows the total number of staff working in five different departments i.e. A, B, C, D and E of company ‘XYZ’ and the ratio of number of males to the number of females working in the respective departments.

What is the average number of males working in department D and E together?

A 30 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B 41 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C 12 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D 35 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
E 28 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

Number of males working in department D = 72 x (5/6) = 60 Number of males working in department E = 45 x (2/9) = 10 Required average = (60 + 10)/2 = 70/2 = 35

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