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 one
A) 450
B) 300
C) 500
D) 610
E) 175

Rationale: "let the maximum marks be x then , 33 % of x = 125 + 40 33 x / 100 = 165 x = 500 answer is c"
Answer: C