Question
To discourage guessing, Mrs. Lopez made a test - grading scheme shown at the right. On a 100-item test, Jessa left 11 answers blank and answered and 48 question correctly. What is her score?
It is problem solving involving addition in integers
It is problem solving involving addition in integers
Answers
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Out of 100 questions,
48 correct answers
11 blank
41 wrong answers
total 100
We don't get to see the scheme.
Assume the scheme says:
1 point for each correct answer,
-1 point for each incorrect answer,
0 for leaving it blank.
So total points
=48-41-0
=7
48 correct answers
11 blank
41 wrong answers
total 100
We don't get to see the scheme.
Assume the scheme says:
1 point for each correct answer,
-1 point for each incorrect answer,
0 for leaving it blank.
So total points
=48-41-0
=7
John
100-41= 59