Question

68. In an examination, Ramesh scored 15 marks mo
than Gurdas, whereas Leela scored 7 marks le
than Gurdas in the same examination. If their tot
score is 83. find the marks scored by Gurdas -
(A) 18​

Answer 1

Answer:

25

Explanation:

Let marks scored by gurudas be x

Then ramesh scored=x+15

Leela scored=x-7

Total score=83

x+15+x+x-7=83

3x+8=83

3x=83-8

3x=75

x=75/3

x=25

Therefore marks scored by gurudas is 25

Answer 2

Let marks scored by gurudas be x

Then ramesh scored=x+15

Leela scored=x-7

Total score=83

x+15+x+x-7=83

3x+8=83

3x=83-8

3x=75

x=75/3

x=25

Therefore marks scored by gurudas is 25