1200 boys and 800 girls appeared in an examination. If 60% of the boys and 40% of the girls passed the examination, what is the percentage of candidates who failed in the examination?

Question: 1200 boys and 800 girls appeared in an examination. If 60% of the boys and 40% of the girls passed the examination, what is the percentage of candidates who failed in the examination?

Solution:
Number of students failed = 40% of boys (1200) + 60% of girls (800)
= (40 × 1200)/100 + (60 × 800)/100
= 480 + 480
= 960

Total number of students = 1200 + 800 = 2000

∴ Percentage of candidates failed = (960/2000) × 100
= 48%