Competitive Exam Marks

In a competitive exam, each correct answer could win you 10 points and each wrong answer could lose you 5 points. You sat in the exam and answered all the 20 questions, which were given in the exam.
When you checked the result, you scored 125 marks on the test.

Can you calculate how many answers given by you were wrong?




Similar Riddles

What three numbers, none of which is zero, give the same result whether they’re added or multiplied?

Asked by Neha on 26 Feb 2022


0 0 0 = 6
1 1 1 = 6
2 2 2 = 6
3 3 3 = 6
4 4 4 = 6
5 5 5 = 6
6 6 6 = 6
7 7 7 = 6
8 8 8 = 6
9 9 9 = 6

You can use any mathematical symbols in the space provided to make all above algebraic expressions true.

Asked by Neha on 24 Jul 2021

Three brothers Jacob, John, and James live in Mexico City. The product of the ages of these brothers is 175. Jacob and John are twins. How old is James?

Asked by Neha on 02 Sep 2024


Find the missing number in the sequence below:

Find the missing number

Asked by Neha on 03 Sep 2021

What does a man do only once in his lifetime, but women do once a year after they are 29?

Asked by Neha on 10 Aug 2025

A 3 digit number is such that it's unit digit is equal to the product of the other two digits which are prime. Also, the difference between it's reverse and itself is 396.

What is the sum of the three digits?

Asked by Neha on 13 Dec 2020


There are nine dots in the picture that has been attached with this question. Can you join all the dots by drawing four straight lines without picking up your pen?

Dots on Lines

Asked by Neha on 11 Nov 2023

A man walked into a pub and went straight towards the Barman. He asked for a dirty martini from the Barman. The Barman thought something and then pulled out a pistol from his drawer and aimed it directly at the man. Why did he do that?

Asked by Neha on 09 Nov 2023

Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?

Asked by Neha on 24 Mar 2022


Can you guess the name of the month by looking the below rebus ?

The Month Rebus

Asked by Neha on 24 Mar 2023

Hot Articles

Amazing Facts

Gambling

In Canada, a mathematical puzzle must be solved in order to win the lottery to classify it as a “game of skill” not gambling.