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Posted by Christina on Friday, November 16, 2012 at 5:49pm.

On a TV game show, a contestant makes $800 for every correct answer but loses $500 for every wrong answer. After answering 26 questions, Sarah broke even. How many questions did she answer correctly?

math - Steve, Friday, November 16, 2012 at 8:19pm
If she answered x correctly, then

800x - 500(26-x) = 0
x = 10

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