document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1041108>Question 1041108</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a test, all questions were of equal value of 1 mark. If you answered 9 of the first 10 questions correctly, but only 3/10 of the remaining questions correctly, you would have scored 50% for the whole test. If let x be the number of questions in the test, make an equation and find x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm not sure how to make the equation, please help. I found that the score of the remaining questions is 3/10 (x-10). </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #656046 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=656046\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=X ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"X\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > questions on the test.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Of the first ten, you answer 9 correctly.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That leaves <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=X-10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"X-10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > questions left on the test since,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2BX-10=X ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2BX-10=X\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So then scoring (3/10) of the remaining gives you,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2F10%29%28X-10%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2F10%29%28X-10%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > additional correct answers. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the total number of correct answers is,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and that equals 50% of all of the questions, X.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by 10.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2X=60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2X=60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=X=30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"X=30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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