Let's represent the total number of candidates who took the examination as "x".
Since 1/5 of the candidates failed, this means that 4/5 of the candidates passed the examination.
We are told that 240 candidates passed, which is equal to 4/5 of the total number of candidates who took the examination.
So, we can create the equation (4/5)x = 240 to represent this situation.
To find the value of "x", we can multiply both sides of the equation by 5/4:
x = (240)(5/4)
x = 1200/4
x = 300
Therefore, the total number of candidates who took the examination is 300.
In an examination, 1/5 of the candidates failed. It is known that 240 candidate passed. How many candidate for took the examination
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