A student has to obtain 33% of the total marks to pass. He got 125 marks and failed by 40 marks. The maximum mark is	Choose the correct choice from the following answers
A) 600	B) 500	C) 400	D) 300	E) 800

Rationale: "the student got 125 marks and still failed by 40 marks = 125 + 40 = 165 therefore 33 % of the total marks = 165 100 % of the total = 165 * 100 / 33 = 55 max mark = 500 answer b"
Answer: B