A scored 72% in a paper with a maximum marks of 900 and

A scored 72% in a paper with a maximum marks of 900 and 80% in another paper with a maximum marks of 700. If the result is based on the combined percent- age of two papers, the combined percentage is

Marks scored by A :

First subjec ⇒	900 × 72	= 648
	100

Second subjec ⇒	700 × 80	= 560
	100

Total marks scored = 648 + 560 = 1208
Total maximum marks = 900 + 700 = 1600
∴ Required per cent

=	1208	× 100 = 75.5%
	1600