Question

A candidate who scores 30% fails by 5 marks, while another
candidate who scores 40% marks gets 10 more than minimum
pass marks. The minimum marks required to pass are​

Answer 1

Let, x= smallest marks required to pass.
Then, 30%= x-5
1%=x-5/30
40%=40(x-5)/30
x+10=40%=40(x-5)/30
Therefore, x =50