Question

In an examination it is required to get 36% to pass. A student gets 145 marks and fails by 35 marks. The maximum marks will be

Answer 1

Let the Maximum Marks be : M

Given : It is required to get 36% of Maximum Marks to Pass

$\bf{\implies 36\%\;of\;M = (\frac{36}{100} \times M)}$

$\bf{\implies 36\%\;of\;M = 0.36M}$

Given : A Student gets 145 Marks and fails by 35 Marks

It means if he would have got those 35 Marks, He would have Certainly passed.

⇒ Pass Marks = (145 + 35) = 180

But, We found that Pass Marks = 0.36M

⇒ 0.36M = 180

$\bf{\implies M = \frac{180}{0.36}}$

$\bf{\implies M = \frac{18000}{36}}$

$\bf{\implies M = 500}$

⇒ The Maximum Marks of the Examination are : 500