document.write( "Question 287832: An exam has 20 questions. It is scored by giving 10 points for each correct answer and deducting 5 points for every incorrect answer. If you answer all 20 questions and score 125 points, how questions did you answer correctly?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a) 15 b) 16 c) 14 d) 11 e) 12
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Algebra.Com's Answer #208628 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"a\" = number of correct answers
\n" ); document.write( "Then \"20+-+a\" = number of incorrect answers
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "\"10a+-+5%2A%2820+-+a%29+=+125\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"10a+-+100+%2B+5a+=+125\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"15a+=+225\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a+=+15\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"20+-+a+=+5\"
\n" ); document.write( "I answered 15 questions correctly
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"10a+-+5%2A%2820+-+a%29+=+125\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"10%2A15+-+5%2A%2820+-+15%29+=+125\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"150+-+5%2A5+=+125\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"150+-+25+=+125\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"125+=+125\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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