An exam has (30) questions. A correct answer gives (4) marks and a wrong answer deducts (1) mark. A student attempts all questions and scores (85). How many answers are correct?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (23)
Let correct answers be (x), so wrong answers are (30-x), and (4x-(30-x)=85). This is a linear check inside applications, giving (x=23).
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What is the correct answer to this question?
(23)
Why is this the correct answer?
Let correct answers be (x), so wrong answers are (30-x), and (4x-(30-x)=85). This is a linear check inside applications, giving (x=23).
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Mathematics question. Chapter: Quadratic Equations. Topic: Word Problems and Applications.
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