Question
Download Solution PDFDirections for the following 5 (five) items:
Study the two figures given below and answer the five items that follow:
Figure 1: Number of Professors in selected disciplines in a University by sex
Figure 2: Age of Physics Professors
Which one of the following disciplines has the highest ratio of males to females?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGiven:
Table 1:
Disciplines |
Male Professors |
Female Professors |
Physics |
32 |
8 |
Mathematics |
28 |
8 |
Chemistry |
16 |
22 |
Botany |
10 |
14 |
Psychology |
4 |
6 |
Economics |
24 |
8 |
Table 2:
Age of Physics professors |
Numbers (in %) |
25 - 34 |
30 |
35 - 44 |
40 |
45 – 59 |
20 |
60 - 65 |
10 |
Calculation:
From Table 1,
The number of male professor in Physics = 32
The number of female professor in Physics = 8
Now,
Male : Female = 32 : 4
⇒ Male : Female = 4 ∶ 1 ----(1)
The number of male and female professors in Mathematics are 28 and 8 respectively.
⇒ Male : Female = 28 ∶ 8
⇒ Male ∶ Female = 7 ∶ 2 ----(2)
The number of male and female professors in Chemistry are 16 and 22 respectively.
⇒ Male ∶ Female = 16 ∶ 22
⇒ Male ∶ Female = 8 ∶ 11 ----(3)
The number of male and female professors in Botany are 10 and 14 respectively.
⇒ Male ∶ Female = 10 ∶ 14
⇒ Male ∶ Female = 5 ∶ 7 ----(4)
The number of male and female professors in Psychology are 4 and 6 respectively.
⇒ Male ∶ Female = 4 ∶ 6
⇒ Male ∶ Female = 2 ∶ 3 ----(5)
The number of male and female professors in Economics are 24 and 8 respectively.
⇒ Male ∶ Female = 24 ∶ 8
⇒ Male ∶ Female = 3 ∶ 1 ----(6)
From equations (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) we can say that physics has the highest ratio of male and female.
∴ Physics disciplines have the highest ratio of male and females.
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