54. 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 B. 35,000
C.
37,000 D. None of these
Answer:
Let
the number of applicants be x.Number of eligible candidates = 95% of x.
Eligible
candidates of each other categories =
15% of (95% of x).
=(15/100×95/100×x)
=
57/400×x.
Therefore,
57/400×x = 4275
‹=›
x =(4275×400 / 57)
‹=›
30000.
