the average of marks obtained by 120 boys was 38 . if the average of marks of passed boys was 39 and that of failed boys was 15 , the number of boys who passed the examination is ?
"let the number of boys who passed = x . then , 39 x x + 15 x ( 120 - x ) = 120 x 38 24 x = 4560 - 1800 = > x = 2760 / 24 x = 115 . hence , the number of boys passed = 115 . answer : c"
divide(subtract(multiply(38, 120), multiply(120, 15)), subtract(39, 15))