Mike needs 30% to pass. If he scored 212 marks and falls short by 16 marks, what was the maximum marks he could have got?
Choose the correct choice from the following answers.
A) 643 B) 677 C) 760 D) 767 E) 832
If Mike had scored 16 marks more, he could have scored 30%   Therefore, Mike required 212 + 16= 
<gadget id="calculator">212 + 16</gadget>
<output>228</output>
228 marks   Let the maximum marks be m.   Then 30 % of m= 228   (30/100) × m = 228   m = (228 × 100)/30   m = 22800/30= 
<gadget id="calculator">22800/30</gadget>
<output>760</output>
760   Answer:760
<result>C</result>
Mike needs 30% to pass. If he scored 212 marks and falls short by 16 marks, what was the maximum marks he could have got?