Question 71

In questions 60 to 79, state whether the statements are True or False.
Out of 600 students of a school, 126 go for a picnic. The percentage of students that did not go for the picnic, is 75.

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Solution

False
Total students = 600
Students went for picnic = 126
$∴$ Students did not go for picnic = 600 - 126 = 474
In percentage, $\frac{474}{600} \times 100 % = 79 %$
Hence, 79 % of students did not go for picnic.

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Question 71 In questions 60 to 79, state whether the statements are True or False. Out of 600 students of a school, 126 go for a picnic. The percentage of students that did not go for the picnic, is 75.

False Total students = 600 Students went for picnic = 126 ∴ Students did not go for picnic = 600 - 126 = 474 In percentage, 474600×100%=79% Hence, 79 % of students did not go for picnic.

Question 71

In questions 60 to 79, state whether the statements are True or False.
Out of 600 students of a school, 126 go for a picnic. The percentage of students that did not go for the picnic, is 75.

False
Total students = 600
Students went for picnic = 126
$∴$ Students did not go for picnic = 600 - 126 = 474
In percentage, $\frac{474}{600} \times 100 % = 79 %$
Hence, 79 % of students did not go for picnic.