Question

In an examination it is required to get 36% to pass a student gets 160 marks and fails by 20 marks . The maximum marks are

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer:

Maximum marks is 500.            

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: Percentage to pass the exam = 36 %

           Marks a student get = 160

To find: Maximum marks of the examination.

Let x be the maximum marks of examination

According to the question,

$\frac{36}{100}\times x=160+20$            

$x=180\times\frac{100}{36}$            

$x=500$

Therefore, Maximum marks is 500.