A Candidate Sits an Exam with 40 Questions

question 36

Multiple Choice

A candidate sits an exam with 40 questions. To pass, the candidate must answer at least 25 questions correctly. To gain a distinction, a mark of 32 or above must be achieved. Which of these groups of exam scores would fall into three different equivalence classes?

• A) 32, 36, 40
• B) 0, 27, 36
• C) 0, 24, 32
• D) 25, 32, 40

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