Question
In an exam, Rohit scored 50% marks and failed by 16
marks while Sneha scored 85% marks and scored 68 marks more than the passing marks. Find out the passing marks in the exam.Solution
ATQ, Let the maximum marks of the exam be '100x' ATQ: Passing marks of the exam = 100x X 0.5 + 16 = 100x X 0.85 - 68 Or, 50x + 16 = 85x - 68 Or, 35x = 84 Or, x = (84/35) = (12/5) Therefore, the maximum marks of the exam = 100x = 100x X (12/5) = 240 Required passing marks = 240 X 0.5 + 16 = 120 + 16 = 136
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