SOLUTION: In 10 class board examination if 68% of students are pass and number of failures are 113984. Find tha total number of students who appeared for exam

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Question 945033: In 10 class board examination if 68% of students are pass and number of failures are 113984. Find tha total number of students who appeared for exam
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PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO PASSED=68%
PERCENTAGE PF STUDENTS WHO FAILED=100%-68%=32%
NO OF FAILURES=113984
TAKE TOTAL NO OF STUDENTS WHO WROTE THE EXAM=X,
32/100*X=113984
32X=11398400
X=11398400/32=356200
THAT IS,TOTAL NO OF OF STUDENTS WHO APPEARED IS EQUAL TO 356200