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NIMCET 2014

The average marks of boys in a class is 52 and that of girls is 42. The average marks of boys and girls combined is 50. The percentage of boys in the class is

Solution

Given averages: Boys = 52, Girls = 42, Combined = 50.

Let the proportion of boys be \(p\) (so girls = \(1-p\)). Weighted mean gives: $$52p + 42(1-p) = 50$$ $$52p + 42 - 42p = 50 \Rightarrow 10p = 8 \Rightarrow p = 0.8.$$

Percentage of boys \(= 0.8 \times 100\% = \boxed{80\%}\).

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