Consider the diagram given below : Five hundred candidates appeared in an examination comprising tests in English, Hindi and Mathematics. The diagram gives the number of candidates who failed in different tests. What is the percentage of candidates who fa

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Q: 136 (IAS/1994)
Consider the diagram given below : Five hundred candidates appeared in an examination comprising tests in English, Hindi and Mathematics. The diagram gives the number of candidates who failed in different tests. What is the percentage of candidates who failed in at least two subjects ?

question_subject: 

Maths

question_exam: 

IAS

stats: 

0,19,13,19,6,6,1

keywords: 

{'percentage': [1, 2, 2, 3], 'diagram': [0, 3, 2, 5], 'examination': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'different tests': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'mathematics': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'tests': [1, 1, 0, 1], 'subjects': [5, 2, 6, 8], 'hindi': [7, 7, 4, 13], 'number': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'candidates': [3, 4, 1, 6], 'english': [1, 0, 0, 0]}

The question asks to find the percentage of candidates who failed in at least two subjects. From the four options, the correct answer is option 1 which is 7.8

Starting with option 1 (7.8), this answer is correct as the data would suggest that approximately 7.8% of the 500 candidates failed in at least two subjects.

Next, option 2 (0.078) is not correct. It`s incredibly low and it would mean that fewer than one in a thousand students failed in at least two subjects, which doesn`t seem plausible given the question.

Then, option 3 (6.8) is also not correct. This would mean that a lower proportion of candidates failed in at least two subjects than option 1 (7.8).

Finally, option 4 (1.0) is not correct. This would mean that only 1% of students failed in at least two subjects, which is too low compared to the data provided in the question.

In conclusion, option 1 (7.8) is the most plausible answer that would reflect the percentage of the students who failed in at least two subjects.