Rajiv scored 20 percent marks in an exam and failed by 25 marks. If he scores 50 percent marks, then he gets 20 marks more than passing marks. What is the passing marks for the exam ?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
Let total marks = 100x
Passing marks = 20% of 100x + 11
= 20x + 11
Also, Passing marks = 50% of 100x - 4
= 50x - 4
50x - 4 = 20x + 11
30x = 15
x = 0.5
100x = 100 × 0.5 = 50