Multiple choice

Shantanu appeared for a Maths quiz comprising of 30 questions. In the quiz, 4 marks were awarded for each correct answer, 2 marks were deducted for each wrong answer and 1 mark was deducted for each unattempted question. Shantanu attempted 19 questions and got 5 of them incorrect. How many marks did Shantanu score in the quiz?

  1. 44

  2. 46

  3. 35

  4. 29

  5. 20
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Explanation

Number of questions attempted = 19 Incorrect questions = 5 Correct questions = 19 – 5 = 14 Unattempted questions = 30 – 19 = 11 Total marks obtained = 14x 4 + 5 (-2) + 11 (-1) = 56 – 10 – 11 = 56 – 21 = 35 Thus, Shantanu scored 35 marks in the quiz. This answer is correct.

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