document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1137635>Question 1137635</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> James took  math quiz in which he earned 1 point for every correct answer and lost 0.5 point for every incorrect answer. James answered 12 out of 18 questions correctly. What was James quiz score<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #755482 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=755482\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> he got 1 point for every correct answer and lost a half a point for every incorrect answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "he answered 12 out of 18 correctly.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that means 12 correct and 6 incorrect.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12 * 1 = plus 12 points for the questions that were answered correctly.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6 * .5 = minus 3 points for the questions that were answered incorrectly.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total score was 12 - 3 = 9.\r<BR>\n" );
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