In an examination, a pupil’s average marks were 63 per paper. If he had obtained 20 more marks for his Geography paper and 2 more marks for his History paper, his average per paper would have been 65. How many papers were there in the examination?	Options:	A) 8	B) 9	C) 10	D) 11	E) 12
Let the number of papers be x. Then, 63x + 20 + 2 = 65x   or 2x = 22 or x = 11.   Answer 11
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In an examination, a pupil’s average marks were 63 per paper. If he had obtained 20 more marks for his Geography paper and 2 more marks for his History paper, his average per paper would have been 65. How many papers were there in the examination?