in an exam containing 24 questin, 5 marks given for every correct answer and -2 marks arefor incorrect answers. raj got 4 correct and 12incorrect answeds if he attempt16 question out of 24 what is the total score?
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Answer:
total marks = 120
raj"s score = -4/120
Step-by-step explanation:
total number of questions in exam = 24
number of marks for correct answer = 5
number of marks for wrong answer = -2
no.of questions raj attempted = 16
no.of correct answers raj got = 4
no.of wrong answers raj got = 12
so the test is for = 24×5 = 120 marks
raj"s marks for his correct answers = 4×5 = 20 marks
raj"s negative marks = -2 × 12 = -24
so his marks are = 20+(-24)
so his marks are = 20-24
= -4
raj got -4 out of 120
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Solution:-
Given:-
Total Number of Questions = 24.
For Every Correct Answer = 5 Marks.
For Every Wrong Answer = -2 Marks.
To Find:-
Total Score of Raj = ?
Find:-
Raj got 4 Correct Answer and 12 Incorrect Answers.
=) For 1 Correct Answer = 5 Marks.
=) For 4 Correct Answer= (5 × 4) Marks
=) For 4 Correct Answer= 20 Marks.
Now,
For 1 Incorrect Answer = -2 Marks
=) For 12 Incorrect Answers = -2 × 12
=) For 12 Incorrect Answers = -24 Marks.
Total Marks Scored by Raj = Correct Answers + Incorrect Answers
=) Total Marks Scored by Raj = 20 - 24
=) Total Marks Scored by Raj = -4.
Hence,
His Wrong Answers are much and more than Correct Answers, That's why his Marks went below 0.
He Got (-4) Marks in his Exams.