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Neha scored 1.2 times as many marks in Science as in Sanskrit and in Social Science. She scored 20 more marks than Science. If she secured…

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Neha scored 1.2 times as many marks in Science as in Sanskrit and in Social Science. She scored 20 more marks than Science. If she secured 85.5% marks in these three subjects out of a total 600 marks (in the given three subjects only), how much did she score in Social Science?
  • A194
  • B174
  • C170
  • D185
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Solution
Let marks scored in Science, Sanskrit and Social Science be P, Q and R respectively.

P= 1.2Q

R = P + 20

Now, P+Q+R = 600*0.855 = 513

We get = 174

Marks scored in Social Science = 194

Option A is the correct answer.