Ask Question
23 January, 23:35

There were 120 multiple choice questions. a candidate was given 1mark for each correct answercand penalised ¼ mark for every wrong answer. the candidate answered all the questions and scored 80marks. find the number of correct answers given by the candidate.

+5
Answers (1)
  1. 24 January, 01:28
    0
    120-1/4x=80

    -1/4x=-40

    1/4x=40

    x = 10

    120-1/4 (10) = 80

    80=80

    80 correct answers
Know the Answer?
Not Sure About the Answer?
Get an answer to your question ✅ “There were 120 multiple choice questions. a candidate was given 1mark for each correct answercand penalised ¼ mark for every wrong answer. ...” in 📙 Mathematics if there is no answer or all answers are wrong, use a search bar and try to find the answer among similar questions.
Search for Other Answers