Question

    Study the table carefully to answer the questions that follow: Number of students (in hundreds) passed (P) and failed (F) by four colleges over the years.  

    What was the ratio of the total number of students passed and failed in college C (during all the given years?

    A 288 : 257 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 96 : 86 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 257 : 288 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 86 : 96 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The total number of students passed in C during all the given year = (6800 + 4000 + 6600 + 4400 + 2500 + 4500) = 28800 The total number of students failed in C during all the given year = (3100 + 3000 + 5200 + 7200 + 4200 + 3000) = 25700 `:.`   Reqd. Ratio = 28800 : 25700 = 288 : 257

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