SOLUTION: If Ginger got six times as many right as she got wrong on a 140-question civics test, how many did she get right?
A. 80
B. 90
C. 100
D. 110
E. 120
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A. 80
B. 90
C. 100
D. 110
E. 120
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Question 304878: If Ginger got six times as many right as she got wrong on a 140-question civics test, how many did she get right?
A. 80
B. 90
C. 100
D. 110
E. 120 Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If Ginger got six times as many right as she got wrong on a 140-question civics test, how many did she get right?
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Let # of wrong be "x".
Then # of right = "6x".
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Equation:
x + 6x = 140
7x = 140
x = 20 (# wrong)
6x = 120 (# right)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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A. 80
B. 90
C. 100
D. 110
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