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GATE 2018 CS – Question 8

General Aptitude · Quantitative Aptitude: Arithmetic and Number Computation · 2 marks · Multiple choice

In a party, 60% of the invited guests are male and 40% are female. If 80% of the invited guests attended the party and if all the invited female guests attended, what would be the ratio of males to females among the attendees in the party?

  1. 2:3
  2. 1:1
  3. 3:2
  4. 2:1

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Correct answer: (B) 1:1

Explanation

Out of 100 invited, 40 women attended and $80-40=40$ men attended, so the ratio is $1:1$.