A student needs 40% marks to pass. He gets 178 marks and fails by 22 marks. What are the maximum marks?

A. 550

B. 500

C. 445

D. 450

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Answer: B. 500

Answer: (B) 500

Shortcut: pass mark = 178 + 22 = 200 = 40% of maximum. Maximum = 200 × \(\frac{100}{40}\) = 500.

Trap: 178/0.4 = 445 ignores the 22 marks he fell short by.

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