1. An examinee has to secure 40% marks to pass an examination. He secures 180 marks and fails by an equal number of marks. The total number of marks in the examination is ?

900

1000

1050

800

Answer: 900

Explanation:


2. A scored 72% in a paper with a maximum marks of 900 and 80% in another paper with a maximum marks of 700. If the result is based on the combined percentage of two papers, the combined percentage is ?

75.5%

76%

76.5%

77%

Answer: 75.5%

Explanation:


3. In a certain school, 10% of the students have less than 75% attendance and are not allowed to sit in the exam, but 20% of the students who have less than 75% attendance are allowed to sit in the exam. What percent of the students in the school have less than 75% attendance ?

30%

12.5%

15%

10.5%

Answer: 12.5%

Explanation:


4. In an examination, a student must get 36% marks to pass. A student who gets 190 marks failed by 35 marks. The total marks in that examination is ?

450

810

500

625

Answer: 625

Explanation:


5. In an examination 75% candidates passed in English and 60% passed in Mathematics. 25% failed in both and 240 passed the examination. Find the total number of candidates ?

492

300

500

400

Answer: 400

Explanation:


6. 90% of the students in a school passed in English, 85% passed in Mathematics and 150 students passed in both the subjects. If no student failed in both the subjects, find the total number of students ?

120

220

200

300

Answer: 200

Explanation:


7. A candidate who scores 30 percent fails by 5 marks, while another candidate who scores 40 percent marks gets 10 more than minimum pass marks. The minimum marks required to pass are ?

50

70

100

150

Answer: 50

Explanation:


8. A candidate secured 30% marks in an examination and failed by 6 marks. Another secured 40% marks and got 6 marks more than the bare minimum to pass. The maximum marks are ?

150

120

100

180

Answer: 120

Explanation:


9. In an examination, 60% of the candidates passed in English and 70% of the candidates passed in Mathematics, but 20% failed in both of these subjects. If 2500 candidates passed in both the subjects, the number of candidates who appeared at the examination was ?

3000

3500

4000

5000

Answer: 5000

Explanation:


10. In an examination 60% of the students pass in English, 70% pass in Hindi and 40% pass in both. What percent of students fail in both English and Hindi ?

10%

20%

25%

30%

Answer: 10%

Explanation: