A student has to obtain 50% of the total marks to pass. He got 200 marks and failed by 20 marks. The maximum marks are?
Select
A) 510 B) 520 C) 530 D) 540 E) 440

Rationale: "let the maximum marks be x then , 50 % of x = 200 + 20 50 x / 100 = 220 50 x = 220 * 100 = 22000 x = 440 answer is e"
Answer: E