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The following questions have three statements. Study the question and the statements and decide which of the statement(s) is/are necessary to answer the question. In a certain election, total 480 men and 385 women voted for the winning candidate. Find the total number of men and women who voted in the election. Statement I∶ The ratio of number of men and women who voted in the election is 12 ∶ 11. Statement II∶ 100 more men than total women have voted in the election.  Statement III∶ 40% of the men and 35% of the women voted for the winning candidate. 

The following questions have three statements. Study the question and the statements and decide which of the statement(s) is/are necessary to answer the question. In a certain election, total 480 men and 385 women voted for the winning candidate. Find the total number of men and women who voted in the election. Statement I∶ The ratio of number of men and women who voted in the election is 12 ∶ 11. Statement II∶ 100 more men than total women have voted in the election.  Statement III∶ 40% of the men and 35% of the women voted for the winning candidate.  Correct Answer Statement III alone is sufficient to answer the question.

Statement III∶

Suppose total men and women who voted in the election were ‘x’ & ‘y’ respectively;

∴ 0.4x = 480 and 0.35y = 385

Hence, x = 1200 and y = 1100

∴ Total number of men and women who voted in the election = 2300

∴ Statement III alone is sufficient to answer the question.

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