Chapter-22

Puzzle

Read the following information carefully and answer the questions

given below.
On a certain day, there are total 3600 passengers on Indira
Gandhi Airport who travel to different countries Viz, London,
France, USA, Dubai and Italy. The ratio between the number of
male and female passengers is 5 : 4 respectively. 12% male
passengers travel to London. 24% female passengers travel to
Italy. The respective ratio between the male and female
passengers travel to London is 6 : 11. 1 of the total number of
8
female passengers travel to USA. 42% males travel to Dubai. The
number of female passengers travelling to Dubai is 10% of the
male passengers travelling to same country. Remaining female
passengers travel to France. Total 385 passengers travel to USA.
22% male passengers travel to France and remaining male
passengers travel to Italy.

Example 1: What is the respective ratio between the number of male

passengers travelling to London and Dubai?

Example 2: The number of female passengers travelling to France is

what percent of the total female passengers?

Example 3: The number of male passengers travelling to Italy is what

percent of the total male passengers?

Example 4: What is the number of total passengers travelling to France?

Example 5: What is the number of female passengers travelling to London?

Solution---
 Country Male Female
London 240 440
France 440 492
U.S.A. 185 200
Dubai 840 84
Italy 295 384
Total 2000 1600

Answer 1: Ratio = 240 : 840= 2 : 7

492
Answer 2: Req. percentage = 1600
´ 100

= 30.75%
Answer 3: Req. percentage = 295
´ 100
2000
= 14.75%
Answer 4: Total number = 440 + 492= 932
Answer 5: Required number = 440

Study the following information carefully and answer the questions

given below-
In an organization 2400 employee worked in different
departments viz HR, Marketing, IT, Production and Accounts.The
ratio of male and female in the organization is 5 : 3. 12% of
males work in HR department.24% of females work in Accounts
department.The ratio of male and female in HR department is 6 :
11.
1
9
of females work in IT department.42% males worked in
production department.The number of females in production
department is 10% of the number of males in the same
department.Remaining females worked in marketing
department .The number of employee working in IT department
is 285.Marketing department has 22% of the males and
remaining are in Accounts department.
Example 1: How many males working in Accounts department ?
Example 2: The number of males working in IT department is how much
percent of total number of males in the organization.
Example 3: The total number of females working in HR and marketing
department together is-

Example 4: The number of females working in production department is

how much percent of total number of females in the
organization ?
Example 5: The total number of employee working in Accounts department
is how much percent of total number of employee working in
organization ? (upto two decimal places)

Solution---

Department Male Female

HR 180 330
Production 630 63
Marketing 330 191
Account 175 216
Answer 1: Number of males = 175
Answer 2: Percentage = 185  100 = 12.33%
1500
= 12 (Approx)
Answer 3 4: Total number of females = 330 + 191
= 521
Answer 5: Percentage = 63  100 = 7%
900

Answer 6: Percentage = 391

 100 = 16.29%
2400

Study the following information carefully to answer the questions

given below-
The teacher's colony has 2800 members, out of which 650
members read only English newspaper. 550 members read only
Hindi newspaper and 450 members read only Marathi
 newspaper. The number of members reading all the three
newspapers is 100. Members reading Hindi as well as English
newspaper are 200. 400 members read Hindi as well as Marathi
newspaper and 300 members read English as well as Marathi
newspaper.
Example 1: Find the difference between the number of members reading
English as well as Marathi newspaper adn the number of
members reading English as well as Hindi newspaper.

Example 2: How many members read at least two newspapers ?

Example 3: Find the number of members reading Hindi newspaper.

Example 4: How many members read only one newspaper?
Example 5: Find the number of members reading no newspaper.

Solution---

Answer 1: Difference = (E+M) – (H+E)

= 300 – 200 = 100
Answer 2: Number of members who read at least 2 newspaper =
400+300+200+100
= 1000
Answer 3: Numbers of members reading Hindi newspaper =
550+400+200+100= 1250
Answer 4: Number of members who read only one newspaper =
550+650+450 = 1650
Answer 5: Number of members reading no newspaper = 2800 – (650 + 550
+ 450 + 400 + 300 + 200 + 100) = 150

Answer these questions on the basis of the information given below -

 i. In a class of 80 students the girls and the boys are in the ratio of
3:5. The students can speak only Hindi or only English or both
Hindi and English.

ii. The number of boys and the number of girls who can speak only
Hindi is equal and each of them is 40% of the total number of
girls.

iii. 10% of the girls can speak both the languages and 58% of the
boys can speak only English.
Example 1: How many girls can speak only English?

Example 2: How many boys can speak Hindi?

Example 3: What percentage of all the students (boys and girls together)
can speak only Hindi?

Example 4: How many students (boys and girls together) can speak both
the languages?
Example 5: How many boys can speak either only Hindi or only English?

Solution---

Total number of boys in the class

5
= 8
 80 = 50

Total number of girls in the class

3
= 8
 80 = 30
 Hindi English Hindi English

12 9 29 12 3 15

Boys Girls

Answer 1: (4)
Answer 2: 12+9 = 21
12 + 12
Answer 3: Req. percentage =  100
80
240
= = 30%
8
Answer 4: 9+3 = 12
Answer 5: 12+29 = 41