Four out of 5 students passed the entrance exam. On the same trend, if 252 students got passing mark, how many students took the examination?

Answer:
315 students
Step-by-step explanation:
Based on the question, we can deduce:
[tex] \frac{4}{5} = 80percent \: passing \: rate[/tex]
Next we can find out the total number of students who sat for the examination.
80% = 252
[tex]1percent \: = \frac{252}{80} \\ 100 \: percent = \frac{252}{80} \times 100 = 315 \: students [/tex]