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In an examination, a student gets 4 marks for every correct answer, 1 for every unattempted question and 0 for every wrong answer. If there are 30 questions, which of the following total scores is not attainable by a student?

  1. A
    113
  2. B
    114
  3. C
    115
  4. D
    117

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let the number of correct answers be , the number of unattempted questions be , and the number of wrong answers be .
Given:





Let's check the attainability of the given options:

* For 114 (Option B): If , then . We need .
Check total questions constraint: (). This is attainable.
* For 113 (Option A): If , then . We need .
Check total questions constraint: (). This is attainable.
* For 117 (Option D): If , then . We need .
Check total questions constraint: (). This is attainable.
* For 115 (Option C): If , , we need . Then , which violates the total question limit.
If , , which exceeds .
Thus, a score of ** is mathematically unattainable**.

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In an examination, a student gets 4 marks for every correct answer, 1 for every unattempted question and 0 for every wrong answer. If there are 30 questions, which of the following total scores is not attainable by a student?
A
113
B
114
C
115
D
117

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