Question

In an examination, 83% of the total examinees passed. If the number of
failures is 1190, find the total number of examinees.

Answer 1

Let the total no. of examinees be x

83% of total examinees has passed

Students failed = 100% - 83% = 17%

No. of failures is 1190

$∴17\% \: of \: x = 1190 \\ \\ ∴ \frac{17}{100} \times x = 1190 \\ \\ ∴x = \frac{1190 \times 100}{17} \\ \\ ∴x = 7000$

Thus, the total no. of examinees are 7000.