Question

in a competitive examination 5 marks are awaded for every correct answer 2 are deducted for every wrong answer and 0 marks is given for not answering a guestion find the score of aboy who attempt all guestion 20 but only 12 answers correct

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Answer 1

Ans. 5×12= 60

Deduction for 8 wrong questions

8×2= 16

60-16 = 44

Ans. 44 marks

Answer 2

Answer:

44

Step-by-step explanation:

if 5 marks are awarded for each correct answer and the boy got 12 correct answers, 5 x 12 = 60

if he attempted 20 questions and got only 12 correct, he got 5 questions wrong 2 x 8 = 16

so he lost 16 marks

60 - 16 = 44

the boy scored 44 marks