Discussion

A student had to score 40% marks to pass. He gets 40 marks and fails by 40 marks. The maximum marks for the exam are:

Answer: C

The student gets 40 marks and fails by 40 marks. This means the passing marks are 40 + 40 = 80.

Let the maximum marks be M.

We are given that the passing mark is 40% of the maximum marks.

So, 40% of M = 80.

\(0.40 \times M = 80\).

\(M = \frac{80}{0.40} = \frac{8000}{40} = 200\).

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