document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1013367>Question 1013367</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a carnival game, you get 5 points for each bull's eye you hit, but you lose 10 points for every miss. After 30 tries, Duy lost 90 points.  How many bull's eyes did he have? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #629624 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=629624\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Call x the number of bull's eyes he got...thus he had 30-x misses...then we write<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x - 10(30-x) = -90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x - 300 + 10x = -90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x = 210<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 14 bull's eyes </SPAN>\n" );
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