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NIMCET 2020 — Reasoning PYQ
NIMCET | Reasoning | 2020
In an examination, 78% of the total students who appeared were successful. If the total number of failures was 176 and34% got first class, then how many students got first class?
Choose the correct answer:
A.
272
(Correct Answer)
B.
112
C.
210
D.
254
Correct Answer:
272
Explanation
Given: Students who were successful = 78% Total number of failures = 176 Students who got first class = 34% Calculation: Students who failed = (100 – 78)% = 22% 22% of total students = 176 1% of total students = 176/22 = 8 34% of total students = 8 × 34 = 272 ∴ The number of students who got first class are 272.
Explanation
Given: Students who were successful = 78% Total number of failures = 176 Students who got first class = 34% Calculation: Students who failed = (100 – 78)% = 22% 22% of total students = 176 1% of total students = 176/22 = 8 34% of total students = 8 × 34 = 272 ∴ The number of students who got first class are 272.
