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In a secondary examination, 75% of the students have passed in History and 65% in Mathematics, while 50% passed in both History and Mathematics. If 35 candidates failed in both the subjects, what is the total number of candidates sit for that exam?

a.

658

b.

398

c.

764

d.

350

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Answer: (d).350

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