Question

The proportion of no. of young men to that of the young ladies in a school is 3:2 .if 20% of young men and 25% of young ladies are grant holders, discover the % of the individuals who are not grant holders.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Let there be 100 students.

Then number of boys =

5

3

×100=60

Number of girls =

5

2

×100=40

Total scholarship holders =20 % of 60 + 30 % of 40=

100

20

×60+

100

30

×40 = 12+12=24

Number of students without scholarship =100−24=76

∴% of students without scholarship =

100

76

×100=76 %