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1. In a university, 80 percent of the students lived in hostel , and 60 percent of the hostel students are lucky to get a single room. If number of lucky students is 1,200, then how many students were there in the university ?

  • A. 2,500
  • B. 2,500
  • C. 2,500
  • D. 2,500

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Let,

total No. of students = x

No. of students lived in hostel = x × 80% = 0.8x

No.of Lucky students = 0.8x × 60% = 0.8x × 0.6 = 0.48x

According to question,

0.48x = 1200

x = (1200 ×100)/048

x = 2500


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