a student took 5 papers in an examination , where the full marks were the same for each paper . his marks in these papers were in the proportion of 6 : 7 : 8 : 9 : 10 . in all papers together , the candidate obtained 60 % of the total marks then , the number of papers in which he got more than 50 % marks is
solution : let the marks obtained in five subjects be 6 x , 7 x , 8 x , 9 x and 10 x . total marks obtained = 40 x max . marks of the five subjects = 40 x / 0.6 [ 40 x is 60 % of total marks ] max . marks in each subject = 40 x / 0.6 * 5 = 13.33 x hence , % of each subject = 6 x * 100 / 13.33 = 45.01 % or , 7 x * 100 / 13.33 = 52.51 in same way other percentage are 60.01 % , 67.52 % , 75.01 % . hence , number of subjects in which he gets more than 50 % marks = 4 . answer : option c
subtract(5, const_1)