Question 75

The number of girls appearing for an admission test is twice the number of boys. If 30% of the girls and 45% of the boys get admission, the percentage of candidates who do not get admission is

Name: The number of girls appearing for an admission test is twice the number of boys. If 30% of the girls and 45% of the boys get admission, the percentage of candidates who do not get admission is
Uploaded: July 3, 2020, 10:14 a.m.
Duration: 1 min 37 s
Description: The number of girls appearing for an admission test is twice the number of boys. If 30% of the girls and 45% of the boys get admission, the percentage of candidates who do not get admission is

Solution

Let the number of girls be 2x and number of boys be x.

Girls getting admission = 0.6x

Boys getting admission = 0.45x

Number of students not getting admission = 3x - 0.6x -0.45x = 1.95x

Percentage = (1.95x/3x) * 100 = 65%

Video Solution

Click on the Email ☝️ to Watch the Video Solution

Create a FREE account and get:

All Quant CAT complete Formulas and shortcuts PDF
35+ CAT previous papers with video solutions PDF
5000+ Topic-wise Previous year CAT Solved Questions for Free

CAT Quant Questions | CAT Quantitative Ability

CAT Number Systems Questions CAT Remainders Questions CAT Progressions and Series Questions CAT Profit And Loss Questions CAT Arithmetic Questions

CAT DILR Questions | LRDI Questions For CAT

CAT Data change over a period Questions CAT Charts Questions CAT Games and Tournamnents Questions CAT DI with connected data sets Questions CAT Truth Lie Concept Questions

CAT Verbal Ability Questions | VARC Questions For CAT

CAT Reading Comprehension Questions CAT Verbal Ability Questions CAT Miscellaneous Questions CAT Para Jumbles Questions CAT Para Summary Questions

CAT 2017 QA Slot 1 Question

The number of girls appearing for an admission test is twice the number of boys. If 30% of the girls and 45% of the boys get admission, the percentage of candidates who do not get admission is

Video Solution

CAT Quant Questions | CAT Quantitative Ability

CAT DILR Questions | LRDI Questions For CAT

CAT Verbal Ability Questions | VARC Questions For CAT

Free Quant Questions

Login to your Cracku account

Hello! 👋

Ready to Unlock Your Success?

Please Enter Your OTP

Please enter the following details

Create a free Cracku account