Meena scores 40% in an examination and after review, even though her score is increased by 50%, she fails by 3

Question

Meena scores 40% in an examination and after review, even though her score is increased by 50%, she fails by 35 marks. If her post-review score is increased by 20%, she will have 7 marks more than the passing score. The percentage score needed for passing the examination is

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70. Assuming the maximum marks =100a, then Meena got 40a After increasing her score by 50%, she will get 40a(1+50/100)=60a Passing score = 60a+35 Post review score after 20% increase = 60a*1.2=72a =>Hence, 60a+35+7=72a =>12a=42 =>a=3.5 => maximum marks = 350 and passing marks = 210+35=245 =&