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In an examination 96% of the candidates passed and 50 candidates failed. How many candidates appeared ?
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candidates passes = 96%
failed candidates = 100% - 96% = 4%
number of failed candidates = 50
Let the total number of students = x
thus 4% of x = 50
⇒x × 4/100 = 50
⇒x = 50*100/4
⇒x = 1250
1250 candidates had appeared for the exam.
failed candidates = 100% - 96% = 4%
number of failed candidates = 50
Let the total number of students = x
thus 4% of x = 50
⇒x × 4/100 = 50
⇒x = 50*100/4
⇒x = 1250
1250 candidates had appeared for the exam.
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