document.write( "Question 270672: In a 100-item test, Ricky didn’t answer 6 questions. His number of correct answers is 4 more than 4 times his mistakes. How many correct answers did he get? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #198249 by vksarvepalli(154)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! In a 100-item test, Ricky didn’t answer 6 questions \n" ); document.write( "so he attempted 94 questions in total \n" ); document.write( "let the number of correct answers he got be = c \n" ); document.write( "then number of mistakes will be 94-c\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "given, his number of correct answers is 4 more than 4 times his mistakes\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so c = 4+4(94-c)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " => c=4+376-4c \n" ); document.write( " => 5c=380\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=> c = 76\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so no. of correct answers he got = 76 \n" ); document.write( " |