Question

In a class, everyone studies French or German, but not both languages. One third of the girls and the same number of boys study German. Twice as many boys as girls study French. Which of the total number of boys and girls in my class

Answer 1

32

Explanation:

Let the number of girls in the class be 3. Then the number of girls who study German is , as is

the number of boys who study German. So the number of girls who study French is 2 and the

number of boys who study French is 2 × 2 = 4.

Therefore the total number of boys and girls in the class is + + 2 + 4 = 8 and hence is a

multiple of 8. Of the options, only 32 is divisible by 8.