Karuna and Aditi scored 434 and 336 marks, respectively, in an examination. If Karuna scored 62% marks, then what is the percentage of marks scored by Aditi?
- A46.5%
- B52%
- C45%
- D48%
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let the total maximum marks of the examination be M.
According to the problem, Karuna scored 434 marks, which is 62% of the total marks:
62% of M=434
100
62
×M=434
M=
62
434×100
M=7×100=700
Now, we need to find the percentage of marks scored by Aditi:
Aditi’s Percentage=
Total Marks
Marks scored by Aditi
×100
Percentage=
700
336
×100=
700
336
×100=
7
336
=48%
According to the problem, Karuna scored 434 marks, which is 62% of the total marks:
62% of M=434
100
62
×M=434
M=
62
434×100
M=7×100=700
Now, we need to find the percentage of marks scored by Aditi:
Aditi’s Percentage=
Total Marks
Marks scored by Aditi
×100
Percentage=
700
336
×100=
700
336
×100=
7
336
=48%