Multiple choice

Directions: In this question, you have to decide which of the statements I, II and III is/are required for determining the answer to the given question. Find the amount received by each man. I. Rs. 140 is divided among 30 persons. II. The ratio of the total amounts of money received by men and women is 4 : 3. III. The ratio of amounts received by each man and woman is 2 : 1.

  1. Only I and II

  2. Only I and either II or III

  3. Only I and III

  4. All I, II and III

  5. Any two of the three statements
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D Correct answer
Explanation

To find the amount per man, we need the total amount (I), the ratio of total money for men vs women (II), and the ratio of individual amounts (III). With these, we can set up a system of equations to solve for the number of men and women and their respective shares.

AI explanation

To find the amount received by each man, one must determine the number of men and the total amount given to all men combined. Statement I provides the total amount divided among all 30 men and women. Statement II provides the ratio of the total amount of men to women, and statement III provides the ratio of the individual amounts received by a man versus a woman. All three statements are required because you need statement II to establish the ratio of the total number of men to the total number of women, which is then solved in conjunction with statement I and III to find the exact headcount of men and their cumulative share to derive the individual share per man.

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