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Q: In a competitive exam, the number of passed students was four times the number of failed students. If there had been 35 fewer appeared students and 9 more had failed, the ratio of passed and failed students would have been 2 : 1, then the total number of students appered for the exam ?

  • 1
    175
  • 2
    165
  • 3
    155
  • 4
    145
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Answer : 3. "155"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 155 Explanation: Let the number of failed students be x => Number of passed students = 4x  So total number of students was 5x From the given data, If total number of students be 5x – 35 => 4x-35-9/x+9 = 2/1 => 4x – 44 = 2(x + 9) => 4x – 2x = 18 + 44 => x = 31 Total number = 31×5 = 155

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