Ajay has to score 40% of the maximum marks to pass. He gets 20 marks and fails by 40 marks. What are the maximum marks of the exam?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 150
Failing by 40 marks means the pass mark is 40 more than his score, and the pass mark is 40% of the maximum.
Pass mark \(=20+40=60\)
40% of the maximum \(=60\)
Maximum marks \(\displaystyle =\frac{60\times100}{40}=150\)
The maximum marks are 150.