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A student attempted 24 question and secured full marks in all of them. If he obtained 40% in the test and each question carried equal marks, then what was the total number of questions in the test?

Correct Answer: 60

Explanation:

40% = 24 questions.
∴ Total question = (100/40) x 24 = 60

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