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Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the other and his marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are:

39, 30
41, 32
42, 33
43, 34

Correct Answer: 42, 33

Explanation:

Let their marks be ( x + 9) and x .

Then, x + 9 =	56	(x + 9 + x)
	100

⟹ 25(x + 9) = 14(2x + 9)

⟹ 3x = 99

⟹ x = 33

So, their marks are 42 and 33.

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