Question

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In an examination it is required to get 36% to pass. A student gets 160 marks and fails by 20 marks. The maximum marks are

(a) 400
(b) 450
(c) 500
(d) 600

Answer 1

(c) 500
Let x be the maximum marks.
Pass marks = (160 + 20) = 180
∴ 36% of x = 180
⇒ $\left(\frac{36}{100}\times x\right)=180$
⇒ x = $\left(\frac{180\times 100}{36}\right)=\left(5\times 100\right)=500$
Hence, maximum marks = 500