Total questions
Your attempt plan
Allowed range: 0 to 100000
Correct Answers Needed
Find the minimum correct answers within a fixed attempted count.
Open this toolA 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
Questions to attempt
Your attempt plan
Allowed range: 0 to 100000
Target net score
Your attempt plan · marks
Allowed range: 0 to 100000
Marks per correct answer
Scoring rules · marks
Allowed range: 0.0001 to 1000
Deduction per wrong answer
Scoring rules · 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: 2026-10-04T15:55:31+00:00. This profile describes the tool; use its page to run it.
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