A third of Paul's marks in Mathematics exceeds a half of his marks in English by 30. If he got 240 marks in the two subjects together, how many marks did he get in English? Choose the correct choice from the following answers.
A) 50
B) 40
C) 45
D) 60
E) 55
Let Paul's marks in Mathematics and English be x and y respectively.   Then, x/3 - y/2 = 30, the LCM of 3,2 is 6 by cross multiplying we get 2x - 3y = 180 -- (I)and we know (x + y = 240) * 2 ==&gt;   2x +2y = 480 --(II)   subtract (I) from (II) we get 5y = 300 ==&gt; y = 60.   so Paul's marks in English is 60.   The correct answer is option 60) 60.
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A third of Paul's marks in Mathematics exceeds a half of his marks in English by 30. If he got 240 marks in the two subjects together, how many marks did he get in English?