SOLUTION: JAY RECEIVED 3 POINTS FOR EACH QUESTION HE ANSWERED CORRECTLY ON PART 1 OF A TEST AND 2 POINTS FOR EACH QUESTION HE ANSWERED CORRECTLY IN PART 2. IF HE ANSWERED 33 QUESTIONS CORRE

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Question 429849: JAY RECEIVED 3 POINTS FOR EACH QUESTION HE ANSWERED CORRECTLY ON PART 1 OF A TEST AND 2 POINTS FOR EACH QUESTION HE ANSWERED CORRECTLY IN PART 2. IF HE ANSWERED 33 QUESTIONS CORRECTLY AND RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 85 POINTS, HOW MANY QUESTIONS DID HE ANSWER CORRECTLY IN PART 1?
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no. of question for part 1 = x, no. of question for part 2 = y
x + y = 33 .......(1)
3x + 2y = 85 ..........(2)
multiply equation (1) by 3 and subtract equation 2 from equation 1
y = 99- 85
or y = 14
x = 33-14 = 19
so, 19 from part 1, and 14 from part 2.