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For me, it seems that the right asnwer is B.

Given: Lily failed while got 50% of the mark. She needs 10% more or 12 points.
So, 12 points = 10%, and 120 points = 100%

Try to check: Lily scored 60 points (50% 0f 120) and she needs to get 72 points (60% of 120) for passing an exam.

Could you please show me my mistake?

Thank you in advance!
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Lily scored 50% of the maximum marks in an exam and yet failed by 12 marks. Had she scored 10% more than what he scored, she would have just got passing marks. What is the maximum marks of the exam?

A. 100
B. 120
C. 180
D. 200
E. 240
Let maximum marks be x
Lily scored 50% of the maximum marks in an exam and yet failed by 12 marks
Passing marks = (x/2) + 12----(i)

Had she scored 10% more than what he scored, she would have just got passing marks
Passing marks = 1.1(x/2)----(ii)

(x/2) + 12 = 1.1(x/2)
x = 240

E is correct.
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Let the maximum marks be x

50% of x + 12 = 10% more than what he scored. ( He scored 50% of x = ½*x)
½*x +12 = 110/100 * ½*x
½*x +12 = 11/10* ½*x
11*x/20 – ½*x = 12
x/20 = 12
x = 240(E)
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For me, it seems that the right asnwer is B.

Given: Lily failed while got 50% of the mark. She needs 10% more or 12 points.
So, 12 points = 10%, and 120 points = 100%

Try to check: Lily scored 60 points (50% 0f 120) and she needs to get 72 points (60% of 120) for passing an exam.


Could you please show me my mistake?

Thank you in advance!

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10% of 50%.... Not 10%0 of total marks... Hope it helps ?
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Hey Bunuel,Answer should be Option E

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For me, it seems that the right asnwer is B.

Given: Lily failed while got 50% of the mark. She needs 10% more or 12 points.
So, 12 points = 10%, and 120 points = 100%

Try to check: Lily scored 60 points (50% 0f 120) and she needs to get 72 points (60% of 120) for passing an exam.

Could you please show me my mistake?

Thank you in advance!


it is not correct because the question states that she had to take an additional 10% of her grade to pass the exam and not an additional 10% of the maximum grade. Thus it does not mean that she has to take 60% of the maximum grade (as you stated).

According to other answers 12= 0.5x*0.1 where x= maximum grade
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Hey Bunuel,Answer should be Option E

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Yest it is. Edited the OA. Thank you!
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