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Source: Official Guide Revised GRE 1st Ed. Part 6; Set 4; #3

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For the biological sciences and health sciences

For the biological sciences and health sciences faculty combined, 1/3 of the female and 2/9 of the male faculty members are tenured professors. What fraction of all the faculty members in those two fields combined are tenured professors.

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Yosef Lewis

Be sure to convert the percentages into actual female and male faculty, before performing the calculations. :)

Apr 20, 2014 • Comment

Lucas Fink

That's very true! An easy trap to fall into.

Apr 26, 2014 • Reply

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Chris Lele

Oct 9, 2012 • Comment

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