A student has to obtain 33% of the total marks to pass. He got 125 marks and failed by 40 marks. The maximum marks are  Choose the correct answer.
A) 600
B) 500
C) 400
D) 300
E) none of these

Rationale: explanation : given that the student got 125 marks and still he failed by 40 marks = > the minimum pass mark = 125 + 40 = 165 given that minimum pass mark = 33 % of the total mark = > total mark × ( 33 / 100 ) = 165 = > total mark = 16500 / 33 = 500 answer : option b
Answer: B