Question

A student has to secure 50% marks to pass. He gets 163marks and fails by 37 marks. Find the maximum marks?



a. 500



b. 400



c. 1200

Answer 1

Solutions :-


Given :

A student has to secure 50% marks to pass.

He gets 163 marks and fails by 37 marks.
Total pass marks = (163 + 37) = 200

Let the maximum marks be x


A/q

=> 50% of x = 200
=> 0.50 × x = 200
=> 0.50x = 200
=> x = 200/0.50 = 400


Hence,
The maximum marks = 400

Answer 2

Solutions :-

Let the maximum marks be x


We have,

Percentage of marks to pass = 50% of total = 0.50 × x

He gets 163 marks and fails by 37 marks.
Total pass marks to pass exam = (163 + 37) = 200


Find the value of x :-


A/q

=> 0.50 × x = 200
=> 0.50x = 200
=> x = 200/0.50 = 400


Answer : Maximum marks to pass the exam = 400