At a certain organisation, the number of male members went up by 13% in the year 2001 from year 2000, and the number of females members went down by 6% in the same time period. If the total membership at the organisation went up by 1.2% from the year 2000 to 2001, what was the ratio of male members to female members in the year 2000?
Choose one
A) 1 : 2 B) 1 : 3 C) 2 : 3 D) 3 : 5 E) 2 : 1

Rationale: men increase by 13 % = = > 1.13 m = males in 2001 women decrease by 6 % = = > 0.94 f = women in 2001 total employees increase by 1.2 % = = > 1.012 * ( m + f ) = total number of employees in 2001 obviously ( males in 2001 ) + ( females in 2001 ) = total number of employees in 2001 1.13 m + 0.94 f = 1.012 * ( m + f ) 1.13 m + 0.94 f = 1.012 m + 1.012 f 1.13 m - 1.012 m = 1.012 f - 0.94 f 0.108 m = 0.072 f m / f = ( 0.072 ) / ( 0.118 ) = 72 / 118 = 3 / 5 answer = ( d )
Answer: D