Question

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

Answer 1

Answer:

780

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

let the total number of examinees be x

examinees passed = 65% of x =

examinees failed = 100%-65%=35% of x= 420

                            = 35x/100=420

                           = 35x= 42000

                           = x= 42000/35=6000/5=1200

answer = 1200 examinees