Question

Shanta got 215 marks in an examination. If she had got 10 marks more, she would have scored 60% of the total marks. What are the maximum marks for the examination ?

Answer 1

Let the maximum marks be $x$.

The $60\%$ of the total marks would be equal to $215+10=225$ marks

According to the question,

$\frac{60}{100}\times x=225$

$\frac{3}{5}\times x=225$

$x=375$ marks

Hence, this is the answer.