SOLUTION: Pam scored 78 on a test that had 4 fill-ins worth 7 points each and 24 multiple choice questions worth 3 points each. She had one fill in wrong. How many multiple choice question
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: Pam scored 78 on a test that had 4 fill-ins worth 7 points each and 24 multiple choice questions worth 3 points each. She had one fill in wrong. How many multiple choice questions did Pam get right.
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Pam scored 78 on a test that had 4 fill-ins worth 7 points each
and 24 multiple choice questions worth 3 points each.
She had one fill in wrong.
How many multiple choice questions did Pam get right?
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Let m = no. of multiple choices she got right
:
Fill-in points + multiply choice points = 78
7(4-1) + 3m = 78
:
7(3) + 3m = 78
:
21 + 3m = 78
:
3m = 78 - 21
:
3m = 57
m =
m = 19 mult choices right
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