A student has to obtain 33% of the total marks to pass. He got 125 marks and failed by 40 marks. The maximum marks are :

A student has to obtain 33% of the total marks to pass. He got 125 marks and failed by 40 marks. The maximum marks are : Correct Answer 500

Let the maximum marks be x. Then, 33% of x = 125 + 40 ⇒33100×× = 165 ⇒33x = 165×100 ⇒ x = 165×10033 ∴ x = 500

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