document.write( "Question 1002050: In an examination, first division marks are 60%. A student secures 538 marks and misses the first division by 2 marks. Find the total marks of the examination \n" ); document.write( "
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he has to get a minimum score of 60% in order to be in the first division.
\n" ); document.write( "he has missed this by 2 marks.
\n" ); document.write( "his score is 538.
\n" ); document.write( "add the 2 that he missed and he would have gotten 540.
\n" ); document.write( "540 = .6 * x, where x represents the total scores.
\n" ); document.write( "solve for x to get x = 540 / .6 = 900.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the total marks possible are 900.
\n" ); document.write( ".6 * 900 = 540
\n" ); document.write( "that's the minimum score he required to be in the first division.
\n" ); document.write( "he got 538, so he's 2 short of being in the first division.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "your solution is that total marks = 900.\r
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