Question

Twin brothers Ajit and Ashok wrote the TCS NQT test. While Ajit
scored 55% and got 5 marks below the cut off, Ashok scored 70%
and got 10 marks above cut-off and got selected for interview.
"What was the maximum marks in the test​

Answer 1

Explanation:

given Twin brothers Ajit and Ashok wrote the TCS NQT test. While Ajit scored 55% and got 5 marks below the cut off, Ashok scored 70%  and got 10 marks above cut-off and got selected for interview.  What was the maximum marks in the test .

• Assume the maximum marks to be 100  
• Ajit scored 55 m
• Ashok scored 70 m
• Now let the cut off mark be c
• so 55 m = c – 5
• Also 70 m = c + 10
• solving we get 15 m = 15
•          or m = 1
• So for 1 m = 1
• For 100 m = 100
• Therefore the maximum marks in the test was 100

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Answer 2

Given:

Ajit scored 55% and got 5 marks below the cut off Ashok scored 70% and got 10 marks above the cut-off

To find:

Maximum marks in the test

Solution:

Let the maximum marks be M

Let the cutoff marks be C

Ajit scored = (55/100)*M

So, we can write : [(55/100)*M] = C-5

or, [(55/100)*M] + 5 = C -----(i)

Ashok scored= (70/100)*M

So, we can write : [(70/100)*M] = C+10

or, [(70/100)*M] -10 = C ----(ii)

Solving equations (I) and (ii), we get-

[(55/100)*M] + 5 = [(70/100)*M] -10

So, 15M/100 = 15

So, M = 100

Therefore, C = 60

Maximum marks is 100.