A student has to obtain 33% of the total marks to pass. He got 125 marks and failed by 40 marks. The maximum marks are :
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The student has got 125 marks and has failed by 40 marks. This means that 125+40 marks is the pass mark, which is, 165 is the pass mark.
According to the question, 33% of the total marks is 165.
Let the maximum marks be x.
(Marks got / Maximum marks)x100 = % of marks
So, (165/x) x 100 = 33
=> 16500/x = 33
=> x = 16500/33
=> x = 500
Therefore, the maximum marks is 500
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