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