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Table 1 shows the percentage of candidates who qualified from six states (A to F) in 2021 and 2022, with the male:female ratio. Table 2 shows the totals appeared and overall qualified percentage.

State2021 Qualified (%)2021 M:F2022 Qualified (%)2022 M:F
A185:42028:17
B163:1125:3
C127:51611:5
D1613:111515:11
E2513:122215:9
F138:11511:9
YearAppearedQualified (%)
202114200045
202218000052

In the year 2021, the number of female candidates who qualified is more than 5000 in exactly how many states?

AFive
BFour
CThree
DTwo ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Two
Explanation

Only two states cross 5000, so the answer is two.

Female qualifiers in 2021 use the 2021 total of 142000 and 45% qualifying rate.

For state A the female count is about 5112, which is above 5000.

For state E the female count is about 7668, which is above 5000.

For states B, C, D and F the female counts are 2556, 3195, 4686 and 923 respectively, all below 5000.

So only states A and E exceed 5000 female qualifiers.

That makes exactly two states, so the answer is two.

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