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In an examination passed in Maths, passed in Bengali, in both and students failed in both subjects. Then the number of students appeared are:

  1. A
    400
  2. B
    500
  3. C
    600
  4. D
    None of the above

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let represent the percentage of students who passed in Maths, and represent the percentage of students who passed in Bengali.
Given parameters:

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Let's compute the total percentage of students who passed in at least one subject:







Therefore, the percentage of students who failed in both subjects is:



We are told that students failed in both subjects. Let the total number of students be :







Since is not listed in options A, B, or C, the correct choice is Option D.

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In an examination passed in Maths, passed in Bengali, in both and students failed in both subjects. Then the number of students appeared are:
A
400
B
500
C
600
D
None of the above

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