Question

    A candidate who gets 26% marks fails by 10 marks but another candidate who gets 46% marks gets 15% more than the passing marks. Find the maximum marks.

    A 300 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 150 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 250 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 200 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Passing % = 46% - 15% = 31% Let the maximum marks be x. According to question, => 31% of x – 26% of x = 10 => 5% of x = 10 => x = 200

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