Just another very easy problem:

In an exam, $5%$ applicants were ineligible and $85%$ of eligible belonged to A category. If $4275$ eligible belong to other categories, how many applied?

If you google you will be spoiling your fun :)

Question

Just another very easy problem:

In an exam, $5%$ applicants were ineligible and $85%$ of eligible belonged to A category. If $4275$ eligible belong to other categories, how many applied?

If you google you will be spoiling your fun :)

anonymous · Answer

30000

anonymous · Answer

Apparently that is not the correct answer.

anonymous · Answer

dont laugh but i think its 4,365

anonymous · Answer

Nopes :)

anonymous · Answer

i got it now 
we'll suppose no of total applicants = x
95% of which are eligible 
5% are ineligible 
so,

anonymous · Answer

95/100 * x is the eligible category

anonymous · Answer

85/100 * x are category A and eligible 
100-85 = 15
so 15/100*x are other category and eligible 
so, 
15% of (95% of x)
so 15/100 * 95/100* x
0.1425x 
but the question tells us that other category guyz are 4275
so 0.1425x = 4275 
x= 4275/0.1425
x = 30,000
@FoolForMath i solved it :)

anonymous · Answer

hey i won :)

anonymous · Answer

I got the same answer. But to some weird reason the answer is 35,000. You may Google now :)

anonymous · Answer

ok

anonymous · Answer

any particular site ?

lalaly · Answer

http://caribflyer.com/carib/wp-content/uploads/thumbs-up.png

anonymous · Answer

@FoolForMath  then i was correct u told i was wrong hm.......!!

anonymous · Answer

wow thanks api

lalaly · Answer

hehe :D:D

lalaly · Answer

@FoolForMath