A student took five papers in an examination, where the full marks were the same for each paper. His marks in these papers were in the proportion of 6:7:8:9:10. In all papers together, the candidate obtained 60% of the total marks then, the number of papers in which he got more than 50% marks is

  • 11
  • 23
  • 34
  • 45
Answer:- 1
Explanation:-

Solution:
Let the marks obtained in five subjects be 6x, 7x, 8x, 9x and 10x.
Total marks obtained= 40x
Max. Marks of the five subjects = 40x/0.6 [40x is 60% of total marks]
Max. Marks in each subject = 40x/0.6*5 = 13.33x
Hence, % of each subject = 6x*100/13.33 = 45.01%
Or, 7x*100/13.33 = 52.51
In same way other percentage are 60.01%, 67.52%, 75.01%.
Hence, number of subjects in which he gets more than 50% marks = 4.

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