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Required and Optional Exam Section Time Budget

Allocate time to required and chosen optional questions.

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FormulaNeeded = required*required_min+optional*optional_min; Spare = available-required*required_min-optional*optional_min

Made for real tasks

  • Allocate time to required and chosen optional questions.
  • Compare two scenarios by changing the inputs and rerunning the tool.
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Worked example

Inputs

Required
3 questions
Optional
2 questions
Required min
15 min/question
Optional min
20 min/question
Available
100 min

Expected results

Needed
85 min
Spare
15 min

Load the example in the workspace to reproduce these results. Display rounding does not change the underlying calculation.

How to use this tool

  1. Enter required, optional, required min, optional min, available.
  2. Use consistent units shown beside each input. Run the calculation and review the assumptions below.

Try this example

{
  "required": 3,
  "optional": 2,
  "required_min": 15,
  "optional_min": 20,
  "available": 100
}

Accuracy and scope

Chosen optional questions are additional to all required questions, with uniform duration within each group. Does not choose questions for you, weight marks or account for reading time unless included.

Is my data uploaded?

This tool runs locally in your browser. Input and output are not sent to a processing server. Copy or download your result before leaving the page.