Multiple choice

Passage

Study the following information carefully to answer the questions given below: In the recently held commonwealth games a total number of 1500 players participated in five different games like Volleyball, Boxing, Table tennis, Basketball and Shooting. 30% of the total players participated in Shooting. 1/5 of the total players participated in Boxing. 17% of the total players participated in Table tennis, and 15% of the total players participated in Volleyball. The remaining players participated in Basketball. Two-fifth of the Boxing players are females. Total number of Basketball players is equal to number of male players in Shooting. The ratio of male to the female players in Table tennis is of 11: 6. There are 170 female Volleyball players. The number of female Volleyball players is equal to the number of male Basketball players.

What is the difference between the sum of male players who participated both in Boxing and Basketball and the sum of female players who participated in both Table tennis and Shooting?

  1. 50

  2. 40

  3. 80

  4. 20

  5. 70

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C Correct answer
Explanation

This requires finding: (male Boxing + male Basketball) - (female Table Tennis + female Shooting). The answer is 80, which is the calculated difference from the underlying data.