*there are 100 multiple choice questions in a test. If a candidate gets 4 marks for every correct answer and for every unattempted or wrongly answered questions, two marks are deducted from the total score of correct answers. If a candidate scored 244 marks in the test, how many questions did he answer correctly*
Pls answer with one variable as the question is of linear equations
Pls answer with one variable as the question is of linear equations
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Step-by-step explanation:
maximum marks =400
let the number of correctly attempted questions be 100-x
so, the number of unattempeted or wrong question = x
total marks for correct answers =4(100-x)
total marks for incorrect answers =(x)(2)
=2x
400-4x-2x=244
156=6x
x=156/6
=26