In an examination, 65% of the total examinees passed. If the number of failures is 420. The total number of examinees are

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In an examination, 65% of the total examinees passed. If the number of failures is 420. The total number of examinees are

A1500

B1200

C1000

D1625

Nithin K ? Apr 2 '2018 at 20:15

Answer is 1200

Explanation:

  Percentage of failures = (100 − 65)% = 35%

 Let the total number of examinees be x.

Then,

 \(35\text{% of x} =420 \implies \frac{35}{100} \times x = 420\)

\(\implies x = \Big[420 \times \frac{100}{35}\Big] =1200\)

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Answer is 1200 Explanation:   Percentage of failures = (100 − 65)% = 35%  Let the total number of examinees be x. Then,  \(35\text{% of x} =420 \implies \frac{35}{100} \times x = 420\) \(\implies x = \Big[420 \times \frac{100}{35}\Big] =1200\) Nithin K ? answered Apr 2 '2018 at 20:15 All Comments

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