31.In
an examination, 5% of the applicants were found ineligible and 85% of the
eligible candidates belonged to the general category. If 4275 eligible
candidates belonged to other categories, then how many candidates applied for
the examination?
[A]
30,000
[C]
37,000
[B]
35,000
[D]
None of these
Answer : [A]
Explanation :
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Let
the total number of applicants be x. Number of eligible
candidates = 95% of x.
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Eligible
candidates of other caregeories = 15% of (95% of x)
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