document.write( "Question 1049618: In an exam there is 4 marks for a right answer but 2 marks will be deducted for a wrong answer. A student attends 75 questions and gets 150 marks.How many questions did he answer right? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #665349 by jorel555(1290)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let r be right answers, and w be wrong ones. Then: \n" ); document.write( "r+w=75 \n" ); document.write( "4r-2w=150; \n" ); document.write( "2r+2w=150 \n" ); document.write( "add these together, we get; \n" ); document.write( "6r=300 \n" ); document.write( "r=50 \n" ); document.write( "w=25 \n" ); document.write( "There were 50 right answers, and 25 wrong. ☺☺☺☺ \n" ); document.write( " |