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There are two types of questions in an examination: Easy Questions worth 10 points each and Difficult Questions worth 15 points each. It takes 3 minutes to answer each Easy Question and 6 minutes to answer each Difficult Question. There are 16 questions in the exam, good for 60 minutes. Find the maximum score in the exam.

  1. 200
  2. 190
  3. 185
  4. 180

Answer

D. 180

Solution

Let A=easy questions, B=difficult questions. A+B=16; 3A+6B=60 (minutes). Solving gives A=12, B=4. Maximum score = 10(12)+15(4) = 180.

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