In an examination, it is required to get 300 marks to pass. A student gets 225 marks and is declared fail by 10% marks. What are the maximum marks of the examination?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 750
“Failed by 10% marks” means the student was short of the pass mark by 10% of the maximum marks. So the marks the student lacks are 10% of the total, and the total follows from them.
Marks short \(=300-225=75\)
10% of the maximum marks \(=75\), so the maximum marks \(=75\times10=750\)