Question

Joseph scored 8 marks fewer than Amit in an examination. Kumar scored 12 marks more than Amit . In total. They scored 205 marks . What was the score of Joseph?


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Answer 1

Answer:

59 marks are scored by joseph

Answer 2

Answer:

59

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the age of Amit be x

Joseph scored x-8

Kumar scored x+12

So,

x+(x-8)+(x+12)

3x+4=205

3x=205-4

3x=201

x=201/3

Hence,

x=67

Joseph scored x-8

So 67-8

Therefore 59.