Question

In a school, there were 860 students, 35% study Sanskrit. How many students do not study Sanskrit?
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Total number of students = 860

Number of students who study Sanskrit = 35%

Therefore, number of students who do not study Sanskrit =100% - 35% = 65%

$\therefore$ Number of students not studying Sanskrit,

$=\frac{65}{100}\times 860=559$
So, 559 students do not study Sanskrit.