In an examination, % of the applicants were found ineligible and 85% of the eligible candidates belonged to the
general category. If 4275 eligible candidates belonged to other categories , then how many candidates applied for
the examination?
Let the total number of applicants be `x`. Number of eligible candidates = 95% f `x`
Eligible candidates of other categories = 15% of (95% of `x`)
= `(15/100 xx 95/100 xx x)` = `57/400 x`
`:.` `57/400 x` = 4275 `hArr x = ((4275 xx 400)/(57))` = 30000.
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