In a set of 12 questions, 4 marks are awarded for every correct answer and −2 marks for every wrong answer. Smriti gets five correct and seven wrong answers. What is her score?
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Solution
Number of correct answers given by Smriti = 5 Number of wrong answers given by her = 7 ∴ Her score = 4 x 5 + ((-2) x 7) = 20 - 14 = 6