2 students gave an examination.

2 students gave an examination. One of them scored 9 marks more than other and his marks were 56% of the sum of total of both their marks. What are their individual marks?

Quiz

Answer/Solution

42,33

Steps/Work

Explanation:
Let marks of one of the students be X.
The marks of the other will be X+9
According to question, X+9 = 56% of X+ (X+9)
Solving, X + 9 = 56/100* (2X + 9)
=> 25X + 225 = 28X + 126
=> 3X = 99
=> X = 33
Marks of one are 33, while of the other are 33+9 = 42.
ANSWER: D