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Three students Ankit, Abhash and Ajay appeared for an exam. If Ankit and Abhash secured 70 marks and 120 marks respectively, the average marks secured by all of them were 60% of the maximum marks. The passing marks in it were 40 less than their average marks and 40% of the maximum marks. Find the marks secured by Ajay.

A
70
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170
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C
180
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200
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Solution

The correct option is B 170

Let Ajay’s score be x and maximum marks be Y.

Given that = x Y

=

- 40 = x Y

- 40 =

– 40 =

Y = 200 and X = 170; Option(b).


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