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if out of 21 questions in quant i am able to attempt only 18 but with 17 correct answers. would that give me a higher score than attempting all 21 and getting 5 wrong / something like that
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Nope, a higher attempt with similar number of correct question would fetch more score as per what I have heard
GMAT penalize for not attempting a question

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if out of 21 questions in quant i am able to attempt only 18 but with 17 correct answers. would that give me a higher score than attempting all 21 and getting 5 wrong / something like that
Nope, a higher attempt with similar number of correct question would fetch more score as per what I have heard
GMAT penalize for not attempting a question
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if out of 21 questions in quant i am able to attempt only 18 but with 17 correct answers. would that give me a higher score than attempting all 21 and getting 5 wrong / something like that
No, leaving questions blank will result in a serious penalty, so make sure you answer all the questions from each section.
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