in an examination , there were 2000 candidates , out of which 900 candidates were girls and rest were boys . if 28 % of the boys and 32 % of the girls passed , then the total percentage of failed candidates is ? Choose the correct choice from the following answers.
A) 35.67 %	B) 64.75 %	C) 68.57 %	D) 70.20 %	E) none of these

Rationale: girls = 900 , boys = 1100 passed = ( 28 % of 1100 ) + ( 32 % of 900 ) = 308 + 288 = 596 failed = 2000 - 596 = 1404 failed % = [ ( 1404 / 2000 ) x 100 ] % = 70.2 % . answer : d
Answer: D