Question

A school boy agrees with his schoolmaster that he will pay a penny for every sum he gets wrong, if he wins 3 pence for every one he gets right. After doing 20 sums he is 4 dimes down. How many did he get right?

Answer 1

you see he is 4 pens down you see is 3 pence for every one he gets right. after doing 20 sums he is 4 down so 20 dived by is 5 if there is an answer choice for 16 pick 16 if both pick 5 first trust me.