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A student got 113 marks and was declared failed by 85 marks. What were the maximum marks?

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In an examination, it is required to get 36% of maximum marks to pass. A student got 113 marks and was declared failed by 85 marks. What were the maximum marks?

posted Sep 30, 2014 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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550 marks

(113+85)/36% = 550marks

answer Sep 30, 2014 by Kunal Shah
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36% of x = (113+85).
So
x = (198*100/ 36) = 550

answer Oct 1, 2014 by Salil Agrawal



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