Let marks got by Shefali in Mathematics = x
Then, marks got by her in English = (30 – x)
Now, according to the given problem, we have
(x + 2) (30 – x – 3) = 210 (x + 2) (27 – x) = 210
⇒ 27x – x2 + 54 – 2x – 210 = 0
⇒ –x2 + 25x – 156 = 0
⇒ x2 – 25x + 156 = 0
x2 – 13x – 12x + 156 = 0
⇒ x(x – 13) – 12(x – 13) = 0
⇒ (x – 13) (x – 12) = 0
⇒ x – 13 = 0 or x –12 = 0
x = 13 or x = 12
Hence, if marks got by Shefali in Mathematics = 13 then marks got by her in English 30 – 13 = 17 Ans.
and if marks got by Shefali in Mathematics = 12 then marks got by her in English = 30 – 12 = 18 Ans.