# Correct Answers Needed

Find the minimum correct answers within a fixed attempted count.

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Category: Student & Education

A fixed attempt count needs enough correct answers to offset the wrong answer penalty.

Enter the score target and paper rules, then compare the minimum correct count with the attempted total.

## Inputs and controls

* Total questions. Allowed range: 0 to 100000
* Questions to attempt. Allowed range: 0 to 100000
* Target net score (marks). Allowed range: 0 to 100000
* Marks per correct answer (marks). Allowed range: 0.0001 to 1000
* Deduction per wrong answer (marks). Allowed range: 0 to 1000

## How to use

* Enter total questions, questions to attempt and target net score.

* Enter marks per correct answer and deduction per wrong answer.

* Select Calculate result. Read the returned values alongside the assumptions below before copying, exporting or acting on the result.


## Why use this tool

The result shows the score arithmetic without recommending a guessing strategy.


## Before relying on the result

Every attempted answer is either correct or wrong. The remaining questions score zero. This is a score target, not a guessing recommendation.


## Tool limitations

Every attempted answer is either correct or wrong. The remaining questions score zero. This is a score target, not a guessing recommendation.

## Questions

### What happens to questions outside the attempted count?

They are treated as unanswered and score zero on this basis.

### What should I check before using Correct Answers Needed?

Check Total questions, Questions to attempt, Target net score and Marks per correct answer. Use the exact units shown beside the controls and replace any example values with your own inputs.

Source page last modified (UTC): 2026-10-04T15:55:31+00:00

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