Question

A scored 20% more than B. If both score 4 marks more than the sum of the marks scored by A and B together would have been 20% more than the passing marks. Passing marks is 80. Find marks scored by A.

A 52 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B 36 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C 48 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D 40 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

Let the marks scored by A and B be 6x and 5x respectively. According to the question, => (6x + 4) + (5x + 4) = (120/100) x 80 => 11x + 8 = 96 => x = 8 Marks scored by A = 6x = 48

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