In an examination, a student scores 3 marks for every correct answer and looses 1 marks for every wrong answer. A student attempted all the 120 questions and scored 320 marks. Find the number of questions, he answered incorrectly.
In an examination, a student scores 3 marks for every correct answer and looses 1 marks for every wrong answer. A student attempted all the 120 questions and scored 320 marks. Find the number of questions, he answered incorrectly.
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 2
The problem gives:
- Total questions attempted = 120
- Marks for correct answer = +3 marks
- Marks for wrong answer = -1 mark
- Final score = 320 marks
Let correct answers = and wrong answers = .
Since all 120 questions were attempted:
... (Equation 1)
Since correct answers give +3 marks and wrong answers lose 1 mark:
... (Equation 2)
Adding both equations:
Finding wrong answers:
The student answered 10 questions incorrectly.
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