Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Numerical Ability

Topic

Mixture and Alligation

Question:

In a class, the average score of girls in an examination is 73 and that of boys is 71.  The average score of the whole class is 71.8.  Find the percentage of total number of girls.

Options:

60%

50%

40%

55%

Correct Answer:

40%

Explanation:

Total No. of Boys and Girls = 5

No. of girls = 2

Percentage of girls = \(\frac{2}{5}\) × 100 = 40%