Asked by Nuwel

In an examination, 1/5 of the candidates failed. It is known that 240 candidates passed. How many candidates took the examination
Answered by PsyDAG
(1 - 1/5)x = 240

Solve for x.
Answered by Mohammed shees kc
1/5 means 20%
Percentage of passed student is 100-20= 80%
So, total number of students attended the exam = 240*100/80= 300

No. Of students failed is 60 that is 1/5 of 300.
Answered by Anonymous
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Answered by Lord
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Answered by Opt math
80percentage
Answered by Bot
If 240 candidates passed the examination, and this represents 80% of the total number of candidates, then:

240 = 0.8 * x

Solving for x, we get:

x = 240 / 0.8
x = 300

So, the total number of candidates who took the examination is 300.