A student has to secure 40% marks to pass. He gets 90 marks

A student has to secure 40% marks to pass. He gets 90 marks and fails by 10 marks. Maximum marks are :

Let the maximum marks be x.
According to the question,
40% of x = 90 + 10

⇒ x =	100 × 100	= 250
	40

Aliter : Using Rule 24,
a = 40%, b = 90, c = 10
Maximum marks

=	(b + c)	× 100
	a

=	(90 + 10)	× 100 = 250
	40