Quantitative Aptitude Quest
Percentage
John weighs twice as much as Marcia. Marcia's weight is 60% of Bob's weight. Dave weighs 50% of Lee's weight. Lee weighs 190% of John's weight. Which of these 5 persons weighs the least?
1. Bob
2. Dave
3. John
4. Lee
John weights twice as much as Marcia, so John cannot weight the least. Marcia's weight is less than Bob's weight, so Bob's weight is not the least. Dave's weight is 1/2 of Lee's weight. So Lee can't weight the least. The only possible answers are Marcia or Dave. Let J.M.B.D. and L stand for the weights of John, Marcia, Bob, Dave and Lee respectively. Then D = .5L = .5(1.9)J. So D = .95J. Since J = 2M, we know M = .5J. Therefore Marcia weights the least.