SOLUTION: In an examination, 5% of the applicants were found ineligible and 85% of the eligible candidates belonged to the general category. If 4275 eligible candidates belonged to other cat

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Question 827943: In an examination, 5% 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?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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95% are eligible.
15% belonged to other
.15b=4275
eligible b=28500
.95x=28500
applicants= 30000