Question

There are 30 questions on allisons english test the multiple choice questions are worth 2 points each and the short answer questions are worth 5 points each. The entire test is worth 120 point. How many short questions are on the test?

Answer 1

If all questions were 2-pointers, the test would be worth 60 points. It is worth 60 points more than that. Each 5-point question adds 3 points to the worth of the test, so there are 60/3=20 5-point questions.

There are 20 short-answer questions on the test.

Answer 2

If all questions were 2-pointers, the test would be worth 60 points.

The test's total points are 120.

To find how much the short answers are worth, subtract.

120-60=60. There are 60 points available for short answer.

Each 5-point question adds 3 points to the worth of the test, so divide.

60/3=20.

There are 20 short-answer questions on the test.