document.write( "Question 766647: Michael is doing a multiple-choice test with 20 questions. He scores 3 marks for a correct answer and loses 1 mark if the answer is incorrect. Michael answers all the questions and scores 40 marks. How many questions has he got right? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Michael is doing a multiple-choice test with 20 questions. He scores 3 marks for a correct answer and loses 1 mark if the answer is incorrect. Michael answers all the questions and scores 40 marks. How many questions has he got right?
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\n" ); document.write( "A:
\n" ); document.write( "Let x = number of questions Michael got right
\n" ); document.write( "therefore, 20 - x = number of incorrect answers
\n" ); document.write( "3x - (20 - x) = 40
\n" ); document.write( "4x - 20 = 40
\n" ); document.write( "x = \"%2840%2B20%29%2F4\"
\n" ); document.write( "x = \"highlight%2815%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "ANSWER: \"highlight%2815%29\"
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