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A total of 480 students completed their M.Tech. from a college in 2018. The table below shows the career choices opted by them after their M.Tech., along with the ratio of male to female students in each category. Career choices | Total number of students | Male : Female ratio Industry job | 264 | 7:4 Teaching job | 96 | 3:5 PhD program | 36 | 2:1 Preparing for government job | 60 | 3:2 Not decided | 24 | 3:1 The number of male students who opted for teaching job is what percentage more than the number of male students who opted for a PhD program?

1. 25%
2. 33.33%
3. 50%
4. 66.67%

Correct answer: 50%

Solution

Teaching job has 96 students with ratio 3:5, so males = 36. PhD program has 36 students with ratio 2:1, so males = 24. The increase is 12 over 24, which is 50%.

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