Question
Download Solution PDFIn an exam, a student got 40 marks and still failed by 20 percent marks. If the passing percentage is 40 percent, then what are the maximum marks of the exam?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
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Download Solution PDFCalculation:
Let the maximum mark is x.
According to the question
40 + 20% of x = 40% of x
20% of x = 40
x = 200
Therefore, the maximum marks for the exam are 200.
∴ Option 3 is the correct answer.
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