Question

Which equation represents the number of test questions in the problem
below?
A test is worth 50 points. Multiple-choice questions are worth 1 point, and
short-answer questions are worth 3 points. If the test has 20 questions, how
many multiple-choice questions are there?
A. m + s = 50
B. m + 2s = 20
C. m + s = 20
D. m. s= 20

Answer 1

Answer:

C

Step-by-step explanation:

The number of muliple and short answer equal twenty. No question about the worth.

Answer 2

Answer:

Option C. is the correct choice.

Step-by-step explanation:

The system of equations for this problem will be.

m + s = 20 (total no. of questions)

1m + 3s = 50 (total no. of points)

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