Question

In an examination, Mohit secured $60\%$ of the maximum marks, which is more than the pass marks by 45 marks. Find the maximum marks in the examination if the pass mark is $45\%$

Answer 1

Marks secured by Mohit = $60\%$. Pass mark = $45\%$
Difference between the marks secured and pass mark = $(60-45)\%=15\%$
Given that Mohit got 45 marks more than the pass marks.
Let the maximum marks be x.
$\Rightarrow 15\%$ of x = 45 $\Rightarrow$ x = $\frac{45\times 100}{15}=300$
$\therefore$ The mximum marks in the examination = 300