Question

A student scores 55% marks in 8 papers of 100 marks each. he scores 15% of his total marks in english. how much does he score in english?

Answer 1

Let total marks obtained by the student in 8 papers be 'x'

55%=(x/800)×100
55=x/8
55×8=x
x=440

Marks of English is 15% of his total marks
Marks in English=(15/100)×440
=66

Answer 2

Answer: 66 marks

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: A student scores 55% marks in 8 papers of 100 marks each.

The total marks he scored=$55\%\ of\ (8\times100)$

Then, the total marks he scored=$0.55\times800=440$

Now, The marks he scored in English = 15% of 440

Then, The marks he scored in English = $0.15\times440=66$

Hence, he scored 66 marks in English.