A student has to obtain 33% of the total marks to pass. He got 92 marks and failed by 40 marks. The maximum marks are?  Select:
A) 400
B) 300
C) 500
D) 610
E) 175

Rationale: "let the maximum marks be x then , 33 % of x = 92 + 40 33 x / 100 = 132 x = 400 answer is a"
Answer: A