Question
A candidate who gets 20% marks fails by 10 marks but another candidate who gets 42% marks gets 12% more than the passing marks. Find the maximum marks?
Answer: Option A
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Let the maximum marks be x.
From the given statement pass percentage is 42% - 12% = 30%
By hypothesis, 30% of x – 20% of x = 10 (marks)
i.e., 10% of x = 10
Therefore, x = 100 marks.
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