Question

In an examination, 5% of the applicants were found ineligible candidates belonged to the general category. if 4275 candidates belonged to other categories, then how many candidates applied for the examination?

Answer 1

4275/95*100=4500
Hence 4500 candidates appeared fr the test.

Answer 2

We know that 5% of the candidates belonged to the general category.

So, the 4275 candidates must belong to other categories; which makes up the rest, 95% of the candidates.

Therefore, the total number of candidates,

$4275 \times 100 \div 95 = 4500$
A total of 4500 candidates applied for the examination.