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Directions (66-70): Read the data carefully and answer the questions. Some data are missing, which you have to calculate as per the information provided in the questions. Table: Position | No. of applications received | No. of duplicate applicants | Average no. of duplicate applications received from duplicate applicants A | 1040 | 63 | 4 B | 880 | -- | 6 C | 600 | 28 | -- D | -- | 48 | -- E | 420 | -- | -- Note: A duplicate applicant is an applicant who has submitted an additional duplicate application after submitting his/her original application. All application forms (original + duplicate) received from duplicate applicants were rejected. Remaining applications were accepted. None of the applicants applied for more than one post. For position A, if the respective ratio between the number of accepted applications from males and rejected applications from males is 5:3, and the respective ratio of the number of accepted applications from females and rejected applications from females is 5:1, then find the number of accepted applications from males.

1. 230
2. 315
3. 425
4. 255
5. 300

Correct answer: 425

Solution

For position A, total applications are 1040 and duplicate applicants are 63 with an average of 4 duplicate applications each, so rejected applications are determined first. Then the accepted and rejected applications are split into male and female parts using the given ratios, yielding 425 accepted male applications.

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