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  • There were seven elective courses - E1 to E7 - running in a specific term in a college. Each of the 300 students enrolled had chosen just one elective from among these seven. However, before the st

There were seven elective courses - E1 to E7 - running in a specific term in a college. Each of the 300 students enrolled had chosen just one elective from among these seven. However, before the start of the term, E7 was withdrawn as the instructor concerned had left the college. The students who had opted for E7 were allowed to join any of the remaining electives. Also, the students who had chosen other electives were given one chance to change their choice. The table below captures the movement of the students from one elective to another during this process. Movement from one elective to the same elective simply means no movement. Some numbers in the table got accidentally erased; however, it is known that these were either 0 or 1.

 

To elective

E1

E2

E3

E4

E5

E6

From Elective

E1

9

5

10

1

4

2

E2

  

34

8

  

2

2

E3

2

6

25

    

2

E4

  

3

2

14

  

4

E5

  

5

    

30

  

E6

  

7

3

  

2

9

E7

4

16

30

5

5

41

Further, the following are known:
 

1. Before the change process there were 6 more students in El than in E4, but after the reshuffle, the number of students in E4 was 3 more than that in El.
 

2. The number of students in E2 increased by 30 after the change process.
 

3. Before the change process, E4 had 2 more students than E6, while E2 had 10 more students than E3. 

Question : 

After the change process, which of the following is the correct sequence of number of students in the six electives E1 to E6?

 

Option: 1

19, 76, 79, 21, 45, 60


Option: 2

19, 76, 78, 22, 45, 60


Option: 3

18, 76, 79, 23, 43, 61


Option: 4

18, 76, 79, 21, 45, 61


Answers (1)

best_answer

Given:
Before the change process there were 10 more students in E2 than in E3.

  • number of students who were enrolled in E3 before reshuffle:

 = 46 - 10 

 = 36

The number of students who moved from E1 to all other electives are known. 

  • number of students who were enrolled in E1 before reshuffle:

= 9 + 5 + 10 + 1 + 4 + 2 

= 31

Before the change process there were 6 more students in E1 than in E4. 

  • number of students who were enrolled in E4 before reshuffle
    = 31 - 6
    = 25

E4 had 2 more students than E6 before the reshuffle. 

  • the number of students who were enrolled in E6 before reshuffle
    = 25 - 2
    = 23

All the students from E7 moved to one of electives among E1 to E6.

  • number of students who were enrolled in E7 before reshuffle
    = 4 + 16 + 30 + 5 + 5 + 41
    = 101

Except E5 we know the number of students who were enrolled in all electives.
There were total 300 students who opted for exactly 1 elective.

Hence, the number of students who were enrolled in E7 before reshuffle
= 300 - (46+36+31+25+23+101)
= 38

For each elective, the number of students who were enrolled before reshuffle will be same as sum of the

number of students who moved from that elective to another elective including no movement cases.

 

To elective

  

E1

E2

E3

E4

E5

E6

Total

From Elective

E1

9

5

10

1

4

2

31

E2

 

34

8

 

2

2

46

E3

2

6

25

 

 

2

36

E4

 

3

2

14

 

4

25

E5

 

5

 

 

30

 

38

E6

 

7

3

 

2

9

23

E7

4

16

30

5

5

41

101

For elective E2,
Number of students who moved to E1 + 34 + 8 + Number of students who moved to E4 + 2 + 2 = 46
=> Number of students who moved from to E1 = Number of students who moved from to E4 = 0

 

To elective

  

E1

E2

E3

E4

E5

E6

Total

From Elective

E1

9

5

10

1

4

2

31

E2

0

34

8

0

2

2

46

E3

2

6

25

 

 

2

36

E4

 

3

2

14

 

4

25

E5

 

5

 

 

30

 

38

E6

 

7

3

 

2

9

23

E7

4

16

30

5

5

41

101

For elective E4,

Number of students who moved to E1 + 3 + 2 + 14 + Number of students who moved to E5 + 4 = 25

=> Number of students who moved from to E1 = Number of students who moved from to E5 = 1 

(Since the remaining blanks can be filled by either 0 or 1)

 

To elective

  

E1

E2

E3

E4

E5

E6

Total

From Elective

E1

9

5

10

1

4

2

31

E2

0

34

8

0

2

2

46

E3

2

6

25

 

 

2

36

E4

1

3

2

14

1

4

25

E5

 

5

 

 

30

 

38

E6

 

7

3

 

2

9

23

E7

4

16

30

5

5

41

101

For elective E6,

Number of students who moved to E1 + 7 + 3 + Number of students who moved to E4 + 2 + 9 = 23

=> Number of students who moved from to E1 = Number of students who moved from to E4 = 1
(As the remaining blanks can be filled by either 0 or 1)

 

To elective

  

E1

E2

E3

E4

E5

E6

Total

From Elective

E1

9

5

10

1

4

2

31

E2

0

34

8

0

2

2

46

E3

2

6

25

 

 

2

36

E4

1

3

2

14

1

4

25

E5

 

5

 

 

30

 

38

E6

1

7

3

1

2

9

23

E7

4

16

30

5

5

41

101

It is given that the number of students in E4 was 3 more than that in E1.

  • number of students enrolled in E4 after reshuffle
    = 1 + 0 + E3 to E4 + 14 + E5 to E4 + 1 + 5
    = 21 + (E3 to E4) + (E5 to E4)

Now, the number of students enrolled in E1 after reshuffle
= 9 + 0 + 2 + 1 + E5 to E1 + 1 + 4 = 17 + E5 to E1

Hence, this is possible only when E5 to E1 = 1 and E3 to E4 = E5 to E4 = 0

 

To elective

  

E1

E2

E3

E4

E5

E6

Total

From Elective

E1

9

5

10

1

4

2

31

E2

0

34

8

0

2

2

46

E3

2

6

25

0

 

2

36

E4

1

3

2

14

1

4

25

E5

1

5

 

0

30

 

38

E6

1

7

3

1

2

9

23

E7

4

16

30

5

5

41

101

The rest of the blank places can be filled easily as we know the total sum of each row.
Therefore,
the number of students who moved from E3 to E5
= the number of students who moved from E5 to E3
= the number of students who moved from E5 to E6
= 1

 

To elective

  

E1

E2

E3

E4

E5

E6

Total

From Elective

E1

9

5

10

1

4

2

31

E2

0

34

8

0

2

2

46

E3

2

6

25

0

1

2

36

E4

1

3

2

14

1

4

25

E5

1

5

1

0

30

1

38

E6

1

7

3

1

2

9

23

E7

4

16

30

5

5

41

101

From the table, it can be observed that after the reshuffle the number of students in electives E1 to E6 are 18, 76, 79, 21, 45 and 61 in that order. 

Therefore, option D is the correct answer.

 

Posted by

vishal kumar

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