In a test, a candidate secured 336 marks out of maximum marks x. If the maximum marks x had been converted… · ABC26GN1291

Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Simplification · Exam: Bank P.O. 2009

In a test, a candidate secured 336 marks out of maximum marks $x$. If the maximum marks $x$ had been converted into 400 marks, he would have secured 192 marks. What was the maximum marks of the test?

(a)500

(b)650

(c)700

(d)750

(e)800

Answer

Answer (as printed): C

Explanation

$\frac{336}{x}=\frac{192}{400} \Rightarrow x=\frac{336 \times 400}{192}=700$.

Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.

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