In an examination, a student had to obtain 33% of the maximum marks to pass. He got 125 marks and failed by 40 marks. The maximum marks were :
500
The passing marks are the marks obtained plus the shortfall: \(125 + 40 = 165\).
These passing marks represent 33% of the maximum marks, so \(0.33 \times M = 165\).
Solving for M: \(M = \frac{165}{0.33} = 500\).
Therefore, the maximum marks were 500.
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