Question

in an examination 40% is the.pass percentage . a student gets 180 marks and fails by 40 marks. find the maximum marks in the examination. . please answer in language ... its very urgent please..

Answer 1

A student gets 180 marks and fails by 40 marks
So the pass mark is 180+40=220
$let \: the \: maximum \: marks \: be \: x$
$40 \div 100 \times x = 220$
$x = 220 \times 100 \div 40$
$x = 550$
$maximum \: marks \: is \: 550$