A student has to obtain 33% of the total marks to pass. He got 59 marks and failed by 40 marks. The maximum marks are?	Select the correct option:
A) 450	B) 300	C) 500	D) 610	E) 175

Rationale: "let the maximum marks be x then , 33 % of x = 59 + 40 33 x / 100 = 99 x = 300 answer is b"
Answer: B