Two tests had the same maximum mark. The pass percentages in the first and the second test were 40% and 45% respectively. A candidate scored 222 marks in the second test and failed by 39 marks in that test. Find the pass mark in the first test?  Pick one
A) 768  B) 232  C) 246  D) 625  E) 224
Let the maximum mark in each test be M.   The candidate failed by 36 marks in the second test.   pass mark in the second test = 222 + 39 = 252   45/100 M = 261   Pass mark in the first test = 40/100 M = 40/45 * 261= 
<gadget id="calculator">40/45 * 261</gadget>
<output>232</output>
232   Answer:232
<result>B</result>
Two tests had the same maximum mark. The pass percentages in the first and the second test were 40% and 45% respectively. A candidate scored 222 marks in the second test and failed by 39 marks in that test. Find the pass mark in the first test?