SOLUTION: A test has twenty questions worth 100 points. The test consists of true/false questions worth 3 points and multiple choice questions worth 11 points each. How many multiple choice

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Question 1076265: A test has twenty questions worth 100 points. The test consists of true/false questions worth 3 points and multiple choice questions worth 11 points each. How many multiple choice questions are on the test? Show your work.
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let n be the amount of t/f questions. Then the number of multiple choice questions is 20-n. So:
3n+11(20-n)=100
220-8n=100
8n=120
n=15
There are 15 t/f questions and 5 multiple choice questions on the test. ☺☺☺☺