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Problem
In a mathematics contest with ten problems, a student gains 5 points for a correct answer and loses 2 points for an incorrect answer. If Olivia answered every problem and her score was 29, how many correct answers did she have?
Solution
Let 
be the number of problems she answers correctly and 
be the number she answered incorrectly. Because she answers all of the questions 
. Her score is equal to 
. Use substitution.
See Also
| 2002 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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