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Standard VI

Mathematics

Introduction to Percentage and Its Meaning

130 students ...

Question

130 students did the SSLC examination in a school and 95% of them were declared eligible for higher studies. What is the actual number of those eligible for higher studies?

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Solution

Total number of students who took the SSLC exam = 130

Percentage of students who were declared eligible for higher studies = 95%

Number of students who were eligible for higher studies = 95% of 130

But, the number of students cannot be in decimal.

Thus, 123 students were eligible for higher studies.

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