cat 2024 Question 1

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In a group of 250 students, the percentage of girls was at least 44% and at most 60%.The rest of the students were boys. Each student opted for either swimming or running or both. If 50% of the boys and 80% of the girls opted for swimming while 70%of the boys and 60% of the girls opted for running, then the minimum and maximum possible number of students who opted for both swimming and running, are

Accepted Answer

Total number of students is 250, and we are told that, The percentage of girls was at least 44% and at most 60%.

So the number of girls range from, $0.44\left(250\right)\le Girls\le0.6\left(250\right)$

$110\le Girls\le150$

Statement 1:

If 50% of the boys and 80% of the girls opted for swimming, that means if the total number of Boys is B, Girls is G where B+G=250.

Swimming is: 0.5B+0.8G

Statement 2:

If 70%of the boys and 60% of the girls opted for running, that means

Running is 0.7B+0.6G

Total number of enrolments for swimming and running together will be

(0.7B+0.6G)+(0.5B+0.8G)=1.2B+1.4G

Using the overlapping principle, where I represents people who have enrolled only for one activity and II represents number of people who have enrolled for two activities.

We know that, $I+II=250=B+G$

$I+2II=1.2B+1.4G$

Subtracting the two equations,

$II=0.2B+0.4G$

$II=0.2\left(B+2G\right)$

Using B+G=250

$II=0.2\left(250+G\right)$

G can at-most be 150 and at least 110.

So maximum value of II will be $0.2\left(250+150\right)=80$

Minimum value of II will be $0.2\left(250+110\right)=72$

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