The average marks of boys in a class is 52 and that of girls is 42. The average marks of boys and girls combined is 50. The percentage of boys in the class is
- (A)40
- (B)20
- (C)80✓ Correct
- (D)60
Answer: (C)
Solution
Let there be boys and girls. Equating total marks, , which simplifies to , so . The percentage of boys is then .
JEE Main · 2007 · 29 Apr 2007 · Offline · Single correct option