A student has to secure 40% marks to pass. He gets 178 marks and fails by 22 marks. The maximum marks are:
Answer: B
The student gets 178 marks and fails by 22 marks. This means the passing marks are 178 + 22 = 200.
Let the maximum marks be M.
We are given that the passing mark is 40% of the maximum marks.
So, 40% of M = 200.
\(0.40 \times M = 200\).
\(M = \frac{200}{0.40} = \frac{2000}{4} = 500\).