Question

In an examination, 7%of the candidates failed and 1116passed.how many candidate did appear in the examination?

Answer 1

Let total number of candidates appeared in examination be x

Failed candidates= 7% of x = 7/100*x = 7x/100

Given,

x = 7x/100+1116

1116 = x-7x/100

1116 = 93x/100

x= 1200