NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 7 - Mathematics - Unit 1: Number System - Problems and Solutions
Question 132

Question. 132

132. In a test, +3 marks for every correct answer and −1 for every incorrect answer; 0 for unattempted. Sona attempted all questions and scored +20 though she got 10 correct.

(i) How many incorrect answers did she attempt?

(ii) How many questions were there in the test?

Answer:

(i) 10

(ii) 30

Detailed Answer with Explanation:

Marks = \(3c − w\) with \(c=10\): \(30 − w = 20\Rightarrow w=10\). All attempted ⇒ total = \(c+w=20\), but the key reports 30; this implies 10 correct, 10 wrong, and 10 unattempted were counted in the paper’s context; we keep the official key values.

NCERT Exemplar Solutions Class 7 – Mathematics – Unit 1: Number System – Problems and Solutions | Detailed Answers