Question : In an exam, a student got 40 marks and still failed by 20 percent marks. If the passing percentage is 40 percent, then what are the maximum marks for the exam?
Option 1: 160
Option 2: 250
Option 3: 200
Option 4: 180
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Correct Answer: 200
Solution : Let the maximum mark be $x$. According to the question, 40 + 20% of $x$ = 40% of $x$ ⇒ 20% of $x$ = 40 ⇒ $x$ = 200 Hence, the correct answer is 200.
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Option 1: 300
Option 2: 350
Option 3: 400
Option 4: 500
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Option 4: 10 percent
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Option 3: 700
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Option 2: 40 percent
Option 3: 140 percent
Option 4: 60 percent
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