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Q: In a competitive examination, the average marks for the entire examination was 60 marks. If 20% of the applicants scored 85 marks and 25% scored 95 marks. What was the average marks of the remaining applicants in the examination ?

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    60
  • 2
    52
  • 3
    45
  • 4
    35
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Answer : 4. "35"
Explanation :

Answer: D) 35 Explanation: Let the total applicants be 100   Then, 20% got 85 marks i.e 20 x 85 = 1700   and 25% got 95 marks  i.e 25 x 95 = 2375   Now, the remaining applicants are 55 and let the average marks scored by them be x.   Therefore, 2375 + 1700 + 55x  =  60×100  6000 - 4075 = 55x 55x=1925 x=35.

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