SOLUTION: You take a test in which there are 341 points possible. The test consists of true/false questions worth 2 points each, multiple choice questions worth 5 points each, and essay ques

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Question 998698: You take a test in which there are 341 points possible. The test consists of true/false questions worth 2 points each, multiple choice questions worth 5 points each, and essay questions worth 10 points each. There are 36 more multiple choice questions than true/false questions. There are 7 times as many multiple choice questions on the exam as there are essay questions.
How many true/false questions are on the exam?
How many multiple choice questions are on the exam?
How many essay questions are on the exam?

Answer by jorel555(1290)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let essay questions equal n. Multiple choice questions are 7n; 7n-36 equals t/f questions. Then:
2(7n-36)+5(7n)+10n=341
14n-72+35n+10n=341
59n=413
n=7 essay questions
7n=49 multiple choice questions
7n-36=13 t/f questions!!!!!!!!!!!

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