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Question : In an army selection process, the ratio of selected to unselected candidates was 4 : 1. If 60 fewer candidates had applied and 20 fewer were selected, the ratio of selected to unselected candidates would have been 5 : 1. How many candidates had applied for the process?

Option 1: 1250

Option 2: 3300

Option 3: 900

Option 4: 950


Team Careers360 8th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 900


Solution : Let the selected and unselected candidates be $4x$ and $x$ respectively.
Total number of candidates = $4x+x=5x$
If 90 fewer candidates had applied, the total number of candidates = $5x - 60$
If 20 fewer were selected, the number of selected candidates then = $4x - 20$
So, the number of unselected candidates
= Total number of candidates – Number of selected candidates.
= $(5x - 60) - (4x-20)$
= $x-40$
New ratio: $\frac{(4x-20)}{(x-40)}=\frac{5}{1}$
$\therefore x=180$
Total number of candidates applied = $5 \times 180$ = 900.
Hence, the correct answer is 900.

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