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      Question

      In a school, 25% students like cricket, 40% students

      like rugby and the rest like football. If the number of students who like football is 300 more than 50% of those who like rugby, find the total number of students in the school.
      A 4000 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B 2000 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C 3250 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D 6650 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      ATQ, Let the total number of students in the school be 100x. Number of students who like cricket = 100x Γ— 25/100 = 25x Number of students who like rugby = 100x Γ— 40/100 = 40x Number of students who like football = 100x βˆ’ 25x βˆ’ 40x = 35x According to the question, 35x βˆ’ (40x/2) = 300 35x βˆ’ 20x = 300 15x = 300 x = 20 Total number of students in the school = 100 Γ— 20 = 2000

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