SOLUTION: Henry is taking a multiple choice test with a total of 50 points available. Each question is worth exactly 5 points. What would be Henry's test score (out of 50) if he got 2 questi

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Question 1179165: Henry is taking a multiple choice test with a total of 50 points available. Each question is worth exactly 5 points. What would be Henry's test score (out of 50) if he got 2 questions wrong? What would be his score if he got xx questions wrong?
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a total of 50 points available
each question is worth exactly 5 points
=> there are 10+questions
if he got 2 questions wrong, => deduct 2%2A5=10 points
Henry's test score:
50+-10=40 points
if he got+x questions wrong=> deduct 5%2Ax points, his score would be 50+-5x points