SOLUTION: Johnny participates in a shooting competition where each shot cost 20C if you dont hit the target and if you hit the target you will get 30c.After 20 shots Johhny has a loss of 70c

Question 1121403: Johnny participates in a shooting competition where each shot cost 20C if you dont hit the target and if you hit the target you will get 30c.After 20 shots Johhny has a loss of 70c.How many of the 20 shots di he hit on target?

Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x misses
y hits

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This cannot possibly be right.
Look for any mistakes.
Answer by ikleyn(52818) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Wrong, incorrect and poorly formulated condition.

As it is formulated and presented in the post, the problem has no solution.

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