College of Admission Tests Multan

Algebra

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Question: 4

In an objective examination of 90 questions, 5 marks are allotted for every correct answer and 2 marks are deducted for every wrong answer. After attempting all the 90 questions a students got a total of 387 marks. Find the number of questions that he attempted wrong.
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12

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Correct Answer: A

Let the wrong questions be x.
We get the equations: (90−x) × 5−x × 2 = 387(90−x) × 5−x × 2 = 387
⇒x=9