In an examination, 1/5 of the candidates failed. It is known that 240 candidate passed. How many candidate for took the examination
Let's represent the total number of candidates who took the examination as "x".
Since 1/5 of the candidates failed, this means that 4/5 of the candidates passed the examination.
We are told that 240 candidates passed, which is equal to 4/5 of the total number of candidates who took the examination.
So, we can create the equation (4/5)x = 240 to represent this situation.
To find the value of "x", we can multiply both sides of the equation by 5/4:
x = (240)(5/4)
x = 1200/4
x = 300
Therefore, the total number of candidates who took the examination is 300.