In an examination which had 200 questions, students score 4 marks for every correct answer and lose 1 mark for every wrong answer.
A student attempted all the 200 questions and scored 200 marks. The number of questions, student answered correctly in the examination, is:
In an examination which had 200 questions, students score 4 marks for every correct answer and lose 1 mark for every wrong answer.
A student attempted all the 200 questions and scored 200 marks. The number of questions, student answered correctly in the examination, is:
Solution
Let = number of correct answers
Let = number of wrong answers
Since the student attempted all 200 questions:
The scoring scheme gives 4 marks for each correct answer and deducts 1 mark for each wrong answer. With a total score of 200 marks:
Adding both equations:
Therefore, the student answered 80 questions correctly.
The answer is option 3.
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