On a certain transatlantic crossing, 20 percent of a ship's passengers held round-trip tickets and also took their cars abroad the ship. If 60 percent of the passengers with round-trip tickets did not take their cars abroad the ship, what percent of the ship's passengers held round-trip tickets?
A.33 1/3%
B.40%
C.50%
D.60%
E.66 2/3%
Solution:
我們假設 # = number of people
R = held tound-trip tickets
C = took car abord
C'= did not too car abord
從題目得知:
#(R & C) / #(Total) = 20%
#(R & C') / #(R) = 60%
求 #(R) / #(Total) = ?
我們變化第二句
#(R & C') / #(R) = 60%
--> #(R & C) / #(R) = 1 - #(R & C') / #(R)
= 1 - 60% = 40%
#(R & C) / #(Total)
------------------- = #(R) / #(Total) = 20% / 40% = 50%
#(R & C) / #(R)
Answer (C)
簡單文字敘述
持來回票又挾帶車子的人有 20%
在這持來回票之中 沒有帶車子的有 60%
換句話說 持來回票之中 有帶車子的有 40%
不喜歡用什麼貝式定理的話 可以把總數直接當成 100 人
不過要記得搞清楚數字和 percent
所以 持來回票又挾帶車子的有 20 人
持來回票之中 有帶車子的有 40%
所以這 20 人佔了 持來回票的 40%
==> 持來回票的人有 50 人
所以答案就是 50 %
這個問題討厭的就是 要搞清楚分母分子
在我指導美國人的時候 (雖然他也是很笨...呃 說不太聰明好了)
他自己也是搞不清楚分子分母 可見得 percent 的題目真的閱讀要仔細