SOLUTION: Reggie receives three points for each correct answer on a test and loses one point for each incorrect answer. Write an equation showing that Reggie received 60 points.

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Question 736630: Reggie receives three points for each correct answer on a test and loses one point for each incorrect answer. Write an equation showing that Reggie received 60 points.
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Reggie receives three points for each correct answer on a test and loses one point
for each incorrect answer. Write an equation showing that Reggie received 60 points.
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Let x be the number of correct answers.

Let y be the number of incorrect answers.


For the total of 60 points, an equation is

    3x - y = 60.

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