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ar (ii) Sumit scored 36 marks though he got 8 correct answers. How many questions had he attempted incorrectly?​

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Answer: 14 questions attempted incorrectly

Explanation:

When you say Sumit scored 36 marks, it means he got 36% right out of the 100%.

So. let T = total number of questions

0.36*T = # of correct questions

0.36* T = 8

T = 8 / 0.36 = 800/36 = 200/9 = 22.2 about

22 - 8 = 14 questions

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