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Study the given table and answer the question that follows.

The table shows the classification of 100 students based on the marks obtained by them in History and Geography in an examination.

SubjectMarks out of 50
40 and above30 and above20 and above10 and above0 and above
History9328092100
Geography4216681100
Average (Aggregate)7277387100

Based on the table, what is the number of students scoring less than 20% marks in aggregate?

Options

A

13

B

11

C

10

D

12

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Correct Answer :

Option A

13

13

Solution :

The correct answer is 13.

Let's carefully read the table and solve this step by step.

Step 1: Understand the table structure.
The data is cumulative — each column heading like "30 and above" means the number of students who scored at least that many marks. The row we care about is the Average (Aggregate) row:

| 40 and above | 30 and above | 20 and above | 10 and above | 0 and above | |:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| | 7 | 27 | 73 | 87 | 100 |

Step 2: Convert "less than 20% marks" into a marks threshold.
The exam is out of 50 marks. So 20% of 50 is:

20% of 50 = 20100 × 50 = 10

So "less than 20% marks" means scoring less than 10 marks.

Step 3: Find the number of students scoring less than 10 marks in aggregate.
From the Aggregate row:

  • Students scoring 0 and above (i.e., all students) = 100
  • Students scoring 10 and above = 87

Therefore, students scoring less than 10 marks = Total - (students scoring 10 and above):

100 - 87 = 13

Conclusion:
The number of students scoring less than 20% marks in aggregate is 13.

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