Comment How to win at multiple-choice exams (Score 1) 404
Example with n choices per question,
each correct answer worth c
and each incorrect answer worth -i:
If you have no idea which answer is correct, and (n-1)*i < c, then guess.
Likewise, if you can eliminate some of the answers, so you are only choosing from m possible correct answers, and m < n, then guess if (m-1)*i < c
It got me a full-tuition scholarship to an ivy-league school (where I learned to hyphenate adjectival phrases). Your results may vary.
each correct answer worth c
and each incorrect answer worth -i:
If you have no idea which answer is correct, and (n-1)*i < c, then guess.
Likewise, if you can eliminate some of the answers, so you are only choosing from m possible correct answers, and m < n, then guess if (m-1)*i < c
It got me a full-tuition scholarship to an ivy-league school (where I learned to hyphenate adjectival phrases). Your results may vary.
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