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- 750 candidates appeared in an examination. 70% of the girls and 65% of the boys passed the examination. If total pass percentage was 67% find the number of boys that appeared in the examination.
Answer: Option D
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Let the total number of girls and boys be G and B respectively.
Given,
Pass percentage of girls = 70%
Pass percentage of boys = 65%
Total pass percentage = 67%
We can write,
\frac{70}{100}G + \frac{65}{100}B = \frac{67}{100}(G+B)
\therefore \frac{35}{100}G + \frac{65}{100}B = \frac{33}{100}(G+B)
On solving the equation, we get,
B = \frac{35}{32}G
Now,
G + B = 750
On substituting the value of B in the above equation, we get,
G + \frac{35}{32}G = 750
On solving the equation, we get
G = 400
Hence, the number of boys that appeared in the examination = B = \frac{35}{32}G = \frac{35}{32} \times 400 = 450
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