Question

An exam has two papers, Paper 1 and Paper 2

Paper 1 has 65 marks.
Paper 2 has 75 marks.
The pass mark is of the total number of marks.
Stephanie gets 80% of the marks for Paper 1
How many of the marks for Paper 2 must Stephanie get in order to get the pass mark?

Answer 1

Therefore, Stephanie cannot pass the exam even if she gets full marks in Paper 2.

Explanation:

Pass mark = 65 + 75 = 140

Stephanie got 80% of the marks for Paper 1, which is:

0.8 x 65 = 52

To pass the exam, Stephanie must get a total of 140 marks, and she already has 52 from Paper 1. Therefore, she needs to get the remaining marks from Paper 2:

140 - 52 = 88

So, Stephanie must get at least 88 marks out of 75 in Paper 2 to pass the exam. However, this is not possible as the maximum marks for Paper 2 are 75.