SOLUTION: please help me solve this question In an exam, a candidate has to secure 33% marks to pass.He secures 33 marks and fail by 33 marks, find the total marks

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Question 1120919: please help me solve this question
In an exam, a candidate has to secure 33% marks to pass.He secures 33 marks and fail by 33 marks, find the total marks
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the maximum mark be x.
a candidate has to secure 33%=33%2F100

if he secures 33 marks and fail by 33 marks, we have

%2833%2F100%29x=33%2B33

%2833%2F100%29x=66

33x=66%2A100

33x=6600

x=6600%2F33

x=200 ->the total marks