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Download Solution PDFA candidate scores 25% marks and fails by 68 marks, while another candidate, who scores 50% marks, gets 42 marks more than the minimum required marks to pass the examination. Find the maximum marks for the examination.
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Candidate A scores 25% and fails by 68 marks.
Candidate B scores 50% and gets 42 marks more than passing marks.
Calculation:
Let maximum marks be = x
Marks scored by A = 25% of x = 0.25x
Marks scored by B = 50% of x = 0.50x
Passing marks = Marks scored by A + 68 = 0.25x + 68
Passing marks = Marks scored by B - 42 = 0.50x - 42
⇒ 0.25x + 68 = 0.50x - 42
⇒ 68 + 42 = 0.50x - 0.25x
⇒ 110 = 0.25x
⇒ x = 110 ÷ 0.25
⇒ x = 440
∴ The correct answer is 440 marks.
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