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Question 1039764: If I receive 4 points for a correct answer on a standardized test and lose 2 points for an incorrect answer, and I get 0 points for answers I leave blank, on a 25 question test, what is the smallest number of questions I could have left blank if I scored 74 points? Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! There are only two combinations that work to make 74 points.
20 Correct
3 Incorrect
2 Blank
and
19 Correct
1 Incorrect
5 Blank
