In an engineering class that contained 50 students, the final exam consisted of 2 questions. Three fifths of the students answered the first question correctly. If four fifths of the remainder answered the second question correctly, how many students answered both questions incorrectly?A. 4B. 6C. 10D. 12E. 24
First Q answered correctly = 50*3/5 = 30
Remainder students = 50-30=20 these have not answered 1st Q correctly.
Out of these remainder,
Second Q ans correctly = 4/5*20 = 16
Second ans incorrect = 1/5*20 = 4
Now 4 students are part of the remainder grp who have answered neither 1st question correctly and also comprise those who have answered the second incorrect. Hence A.
Another approach:
Q1 answered correctly 30
Q2 answered correctly 16 [This 16 is from the 20 people who have not cleared Q1, hence no overlap with the same people]
Total People answering atleast Q 1 or 2 correctly is 46.
Q1 correct + Q2 correct - Both Q1 and Q2 correct + Neither Q1 and Q2 correct = 50
30 + 16 - 0 + 4 = 50
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In an engineering class that contained 50 students, the final exam consisted of 2 questions. Three fifths of the students answered the first question correctly. If four fifths of the remainder answered the second question correctly, how many students answered both questions incorrectly?
A. 4
B. 6
C. 10
D. 12
E. 24