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Table with missing values: find the appeared candidates from the qualified data

This type of question, asked 2 times: 11 Sep 2024 S1, 19 Sep 2024 S3. All 2 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    11 Sep 2024 S1

    69
    Study the given table and answer the question that follows. The given table shows the number of candidates who appeared (both male and female) in a Public Examination and the percentage of those who qualified in the examination from two states X and Z. Few values are missing in the table (indicated by ------). You will be required to fill them up according to the question.
    YearState X: Number of appeared candidatesState X: Percentage of qualified candidatesState Z: Number of appeared candidatesState Z: Percentage of qualified candidates
    200848070%70\%------70%70\%
    200956075%75\%50080%80\%
    2010--------60%60\%65050%50\%
    201145089%89\%72072%72\%
    2012790------660------
    Out of the number of qualified candidates from State X in 2010, the ratio of male to female candidates is 5:75 : 7. If the number of female qualified candidates from State X in 2010 is 168, what is the number of appeared candidates (both male and female) from State X in 2010?

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  2. Question 2

    19 Sep 2024 S3

    66
    Study the given table and answer the question that follows. The given table shows the number of candidates who appeared (both male and female) in a Public Examination and the percentage of those who qualified in the examination from two states X and Z. Few values are missing in the table (indicated by ------). You will be required to fill them up according to the question.
    YearState X Number of appeared candidatesState X Percentage of qualified candidatesState Z Number of appeared candidatesState Z Percentage of qualified candidates
    200848070%70\%------70%70\%
    200956075%75\%------80%80\%
    2010--------60%60\%65050%50\%
    201145089%89\%72072%72\%
    2012790------660------
    The number of appeared candidates from State Z increased by 100%100\% from 2008 to 2009. If the total number of qualified candidates from State Z in 2008 and 2009 together is 552, what is the number of appeared candidates from State Z in 2009?

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