Problem on JEE and not for JEE

Algebra Level 5

In JEE examination the paper consists of 90 questions. The marks are awarded in such a way that if a person gets a question correct, he gets + 4 +4 marks; if he does it wrong, he gets 2 -2 marks; if he leaves the question unanswered, he gets 0 0 marks (as per 2015). Find the sum of all possible marks that a student can get in JEE.


The answer is 24032.

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1 solution

Nihar Mahajan
Jul 26, 2015

Since the marking scheme is + 4 , 2 +4 \ , \ -2 , a person can never get odd marks in JEE. The maximum marks one can get is 360 360 and minimum is 180 -180 . Thus the sum is sum of an arithmetic progression with first term 180 -180 and last term 360 360 and common difference 2 2 .Let the total terms be n n . So ,

360 = 180 + ( n 1 ) 2 540 = ( n 1 ) 2 n 1 = 270 n = 271 360=-180+(n-1)2 \\ \Rightarrow 540=(n-1)2 \\ \Rightarrow n-1=270 \\ \Rightarrow n=271

Thus the sum is given by:

271 2 [ 2 ( 180 ) + ( 271 1 ) 2 ] S = 271 2 [ 360 + 540 ] S = 271 2 [ 180 ] S = 271 × 90 S = 24390 \dfrac{271}{2}[2(-180)+(271-1)2] \\ \Rightarrow S=\dfrac{271}{2}[-360+540] \\ \Rightarrow S=\dfrac{271}{2}[180] \\ \Rightarrow S=271 \times 90 \\ \Rightarrow S=24390

But why is this not the answer? The problem is with the mischievous 358 358 . We would think it as 360 2 360-2 but we have only 90 90 questions and not 91 91 questions. Hence , the required sum is = 24390 358 = 24032 =24390-358=\boxed{24032} .

I wish you won't have reminded me that nightmare!

Pranjal Jain - 5 years, 10 months ago

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No , I have no intention of doing that. :)

Nihar Mahajan - 5 years, 10 months ago

Uhmm, Just one question, How would a guy achieve -178?

Mehul Arora - 5 years, 10 months ago

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89 wrong, 1 left

Pranjal Jain - 5 years, 10 months ago

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Ohh, crap :P

Thanks :)

Mehul Arora - 5 years, 10 months ago

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@Mehul Arora :3 :3 :3 .....

Nihar Mahajan - 5 years, 10 months ago

did the same way :)

Gokul Kumar - 5 years, 10 months ago

nice solution^^

Dev Sharma - 5 years, 9 months ago

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Thanks dude!

Nihar Mahajan - 5 years, 9 months ago

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is it self created problem?

Dev Sharma - 5 years, 9 months ago

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@Dev Sharma Yes , it is.

Nihar Mahajan - 5 years, 9 months ago

Can you help me? I don't understand the 358 stuff.

Ashley Shamidha - 5 years, 9 months ago

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See A person cannot get 358/360. A total of 358 is impossible. So u gotta subtract 358 from the sum obtained.

Gokul Kumar - 5 years, 9 months ago

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Ya, its clear. Thank you!

Ashley Shamidha - 5 years, 9 months ago

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@Ashley Shamidha you're welcome :)

Gokul Kumar - 5 years, 9 months ago

just a question how do u find the common difference to be 2???

Abhishek Yadav - 4 years, 1 month ago

Who could u say that only 358 is not possible can there be more such numbers???

Nivedit Jain - 4 years ago

Sad! Instead od 358, I took by mistake 354!

Niranjan Khanderia - 3 years, 4 months ago

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