For a candidate to clear an examination, he/she must score 55% marks. If he/she gets 120 and fails by 78 marks, the total marks for the examination is  Choose the correct choice from the following options:
A) 176  B) 877  C) 360  D) 169  E) 191
Here the mark obtained by the candidate is 120 and the candidate fails by 78 marks.   Therefore, the passing mark is (120+78)= 
<gadget id="calculator">(120+78)</gadget>
<output>198</output>
198   Let the total mark be x,   55/100 * x= 198   Hence, x = 360   ANSWER: 360
<result>C</result>
For a candidate to clear an examination, he/she must score 55% marks. If he/she gets 120 and fails by 78 marks, the total marks for the examination is