The ratio of the number of boys and girls is 3:2 if 20 % of the boys and 30 % of the girls are scholarship holders then the percentage of students who do not get scholarship is_________?
Correct Answer: D. 76 Explanation: Let the number of boys be 3x and number of girls be 2x. Number of scholarship holders = (20/100 ×3x+ 30/100 ×2x) = 6x/5 Number of those who do not hold scholarship = (5x- 6x/5) = 19x/5 Required percentage = (19x/5 × 1/5x ×100) % = 76 %
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