2011 · Q26
Directions (Q. Nos. 26-30): These questions are based on the information given below. In a class of 84 students, boys and girls are in the ratio 5:7. Among the girls 7 can speak Hindi and English. 50% of the total students can speak only Hindi. The ratio of the number of students speaking only Hindi to that speaking only English is 21:16. The ratio of the number of boys speaking English only to that of girls speaking English only is 3:5. What is the number of boys who speak both the languages?
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- A4
- B5
- C3
- D2
Explanation
Boys:girls = 5:7 of 84 gives 35 boys and 49 girls; only-Hindi speakers = 42, only-English = 32, boys speaking English only = 12, girls = 20; so boys speaking both = 35 - 20 - 12 = 3.