In an examination 42% students failed in Hindi and 52% failed in English.

In an examination 42% students failed in Hindi and 52% failed in English. If 17% failed in both of these .subjects, what is the percentage of students who passed in both the subjects ?

Quiz

Answer/Solution

23

Steps/Work

Hindi = 42% - 17% =25%
English = 52% - 17% = 35%
Middle is 17%.
so 35 in English and 25 in Hindi which means that 35+25+17 = 77% 100%-77% = 23%
Therefore 23% passes both
Answer : E