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In a class test containing 10 questions, 5 marks are awarded for every correct answer and (-2) marks are awarded for every incorrect answer and 0 for questions not attempted. Reshma gets five correct answers and five incorrect answers, what is her score?


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Find the required value.

Since it is given that, 5 marks are awarded for every correct answer and (-2) marks are awarded for every incorrect answer and 0 for questions not attempted. and Reshma got 5 correct answers and 5 incorrect answers.

So, the total marks got by Reshma for correct answers are given by: 5(5)=25.

And, the total marks got by Reshma for correct answers are given by: 5(-2)=-10.

So, the score of Reshma is given by: 25+(-10)=15.

Hence, the score of Reshma is 15 marks.


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