In a competitive examination in a state A, 6% candidates got selected from the total appeared candidates. State B had an equal number of candidates appeared and 7% candidates got selected with 80 more candidates got selected than A. What was the number of candidates appeared from each state? Choices.
A) 8000  B) 7540  C) 6500  D) 9100  E) 6000

Rationale: let the number of candidates appeared be x then , 7 % of x - 6 % of x = 80 1 % of x = 80 x = 80 * 100 = 8000 answer is a
Answer: A