I don't get this I've been absent for 3 weeks
On a math quiz Mary score 3 points for each of the 12 multiple-choice question she answered correctly and five points for each of the eight free response question she answered correctly. What was the total number of points Mary scored?
im not sure but i believe the answer is 76
You haven't told us how many questions in each group that Mary answered correctly.
If Mary answered 20 questions correctly, Nicole is correct.
I think it does say how many in each group that Mary answered correctly by the way it words it but its hard to tell.
To find the total number of points Mary scored, we need to calculate the points earned from both the multiple-choice and free response questions.
For the multiple-choice questions:
Mary answered 12 questions correctly, and she scored 3 points for each correct answer. So, the total points from the multiple-choice questions are 12 * 3 = 36 points.
For the free response questions:
Mary answered 8 questions correctly, and she scored 5 points for each correct answer. So, the total points from the free response questions are 8 * 5 = 40 points.
To find the total number of points, we now need to add the points from the multiple-choice and free response questions: 36 + 40 = 76.
Therefore, Mary scored a total of 76 points on the math quiz.