Question

In an examination, candidate A scores 30% and fails by 40 marks while candidate B
scores 40% and gets 20 marks more than the minimum passing marks. Find the
maximum marks and minimum pass marks.
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Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let total marks = x

Candidate A= 3x/10

Passing marks=3x/10+40

Canditate B= 2x/5

Passing marks=2x/5+20

3x/10+40 = 2x/5-20

3x/10-2x/5 = 20-40

-x/10=-20

-x=-200

x=200