SSC JE Mechanical Engineering 27 Sep 2019 Shift 2 Paper

Let the number of female artists = X
The number of male artists = 3X
The total number of artists in the film = X + 3X = 4X
So,
1) 40
4X = 40, X = 10
2) 44
4X = 44, X = 11
3) 42
4X = 42, X = 21/2
Here we cannot represent the number of artists.
Hence the correct answer is 42.