QUESTION

CSAT

Easy

Reasoning

Prelims 2015

Each of the six different faces of a cube has been coated with a different color, i.e., V, I, B, G, Y, and O. Following information is given:

  1. Colors Y, O, and B are on adjacent faces.
  2. Colors I, G, and Y are on adjacent faces.
  3. Colors B, G, and Y are on adjacent faces.

Which is the color of the face opposite to the face colored with O?

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Explanation

Let xx be the number of students who only attended music class, yy be the number of students who only attended art class, and zz be the number of students who attended both music and art classes. We are given the following information:

Total number of students = 400

x+y+z=400x + y + z = 400

Percentage of students who attended music class = 75%

Number of students who attended music class = 0.75×400=3000.75 \times 400 = 300

x+z=300x + z = 300

Percentage of students who attended art class = 50%

Number of students who attended art class = 0.50×400=2000.50 \times 400 = 200

y+z=200y + z = 200

We have three equations:

  1. x+y+z=400x + y + z = 400
  2. x+z=300x + z = 300
  3. y+z=200y + z = 200

From equation (1) and (2), we have: (x+z)+y=400(x + z) + y = 400 300+y=400300 + y = 400 y=100y = 100

From equation (3), we have: y+z=200y + z = 200 100+z=200100 + z = 200 z=100z = 100

From equation (2), we have: x+z=300x + z = 300 x+100=300x + 100 = 300 x=200x = 200

The number of students who attended both music and art classes is z=100z = 100.

Therefore, the number of students who attended both classes is 100. Final Answer: The final answer is 100\boxed{100}

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