Sixth Highest Score Calculation
XAT 2023 · Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation · Medium · Permutations & Combinations
There are three sections in a question paper and each section has 10 questions. First section only has multiple-choice questions, and 2 marks will be awarded for each correct answer. For each wrong answer, 0.5 marks will be deducted. Any unattempted question in this section will be treated as a wrong answer. Each question in the second section carries 3 marks, whereas each question in the third section carries 5 marks. For any wrong answer or un-attempted question in the second and third sections, no marks will be deducted. A student's score is the addition of marks obtained in all the three sections. What is the sixth highest possible score?
- A.
92.5
- B.
94
- C.
95.5
- D.
95
- E.
None of the above
B
Explanation
Max score = . Highest possible scores descending: 1st: 100 2nd: 97.5 (1 wrong in Sec A) 3rd: 97 (1 wrong in Sec B) 4th: 95.5 (1 wrong in Sec A & Sec B) 5th: 95 (1 wrong in Sec C) 6th: 94 (2 wrong in Sec B ).
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