80% pass in english, 70%pass in maths , 10%fail in both ,
144 pass in both . How many all appeared to the test?

Answer Posted / syed

if 10% fail in both then it means 90% pass in both.

Therefore 90% of total candidates = 144

90/100 * total candidate = 144
total candidate = (144*100)/90
= 160

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