SOLUTION: on a multiple choice exam, a college instructor gives 2 points for a correct answer and -1 for a wrong answer. no points are given for an unanswered question. a student received 82

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Question 996126: on a multiple choice exam, a college instructor gives 2 points for a correct answer and -1 for a wrong answer. no points are given for an unanswered question. a student received 82 points on the test. if he left two question unanswered and missed six, how many did he get right? how many questions were there on the exam?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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x, how many wrong
y, how many correct
system%28-1%2Ax%2B2y=82%2Cx=6%29

Simple substitution and a simplification will give you y.