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 ?

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Solution

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.

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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 ?

Let the maximum marks be x.The 60% of the total marks would be equal to 215+10=225 marksAccording to the question,60100×x=22535×x=225x=375 marksHence, this is the answer.

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.