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: Pam scored 78 on a test that had 4 fill-ins worth 7 points each and 24 multiple choice questions worth 3 points each. She had one fill in wrong. How many multiple choice questions did Pam get right.
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Pam scored 78 on a test that had 4 fill-ins worth 7 points each
and 24 multiple choice questions worth 3 points each.
She had one fill in wrong.
How many multiple choice questions did Pam get right?
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Let m = no. of multiple choices she got right
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Fill-in points + multiply choice points = 78
7(4-1) + 3m = 78
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7(3) + 3m = 78
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21 + 3m = 78
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3m = 78 - 21
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3m = 57
m = 57%2F3
m = 19 mult choices right
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