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A candidate who gets 25% marks fails by 10 marks but another candidate who gets 36% marks gets 12 more than what is required to pass. Find the maximum marks.

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Solution

The correct option is D 200
Let the maximum marks be x.
Then, pass mark = 25% of x+10=36% of x-12
i.e., 11% of x = 22
Therefore, x = 200 marks.

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A candidate who gets 25% marks fails by 10 marks but another candidate who gets 36% marks gets 12 more than what is required to pass. Find the maximum marks.

The correct option is D 200Let the maximum marks be x. Then, pass mark = 25% of x+10=36% of x-12 i.e., 11% of x = 22 Therefore, x = 200 marks.

The correct option is D 200
Let the maximum marks be x.
Then, pass mark = 25% of x+10=36% of x-12
i.e., 11% of x = 22
Therefore, x = 200 marks.