X attempts 94 questions and gets 141 marks. If for every correct answer 4 marks is given, and for every wrong answer 1 mark is deducted, then the number of questions wrongly answered by X is ______ .

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  1. 47
  2. 40
  3. 57
  4. 45

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Option 1 : 47
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Calculation:

Let the number of correct answers be M.

The number of incorrect answers will be 94 – M.

⇒ 4 × M – (94 – M) = 141

⇒ 5M = 235

⇒ M = 47  [Correct number of questions]

So, the number of wrongly answered = 94 - M

⇒ 94 - 47 = 47

∴ The number of wrongly answered questions is 47.
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