AFCAT Model Paper 3

Given:
Marks scored by Nilesh = 188
Minimum marks required to pass an exam = 35% of maximum marks
Calculation:
Let, 'x' be the maximum marks.
We know,
Nilesh scores 188 marks and he fails by 22 marks.
This means Nlilesh requires 22 more marks to pass an exam.
⇒ 188 + 22
⇒ 210
Now,
Nilesh has to score at least 35% of maximum marks to pass an exam.
⇒ 35% of x = 210
⇒ (0.35) × x = 210
⇒x=(

210

0.35

)
⇒ x = 600
Therefore, the maximum marks of an exam is 600.
Hence, the correct answer is 600.