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Year Year-wise Result details of Students Percentage of Girls who passed Percentage of Boys who failed…

In 2018, 40 percent of the boys failed, so 60 percent of the boys passed. The girls' pass percentage that year was 32 percent. The difference between the two percentages is…

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Year Year-wise Result details of Students
Percentage of Girls who passed Percentage of Boys who failed
201832%40%
201942%60%
202055%25%
202140%30%
202260%50%
202342%80%

Question: The following table shows the percentage (%) of girls who passed in an examination and the percentage (%) of boys who failed in that exam in a school during the six years from 2018 to 2023. Based on the data in the table, answer the question. If in the year 2018, the total number of boys who appeared in the exam is 600, then what is the percentage difference between the percentage of boys who passed and the percentage of girls who passed in the exam?

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In 2018, 40 percent of the boys failed, so 60 percent of the boys passed. The girls' pass percentage that year was 32 percent. The difference between the two percentages is 60−32=2860 - 32 = 28 percentage points, and the number of boys given is not needed.

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