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algebra intermediate
Problem
Recently, Frank took a one-hundred question aptitude test where each correct answer scored points, each incorrect answer scored points, and each question not answered scored zero points. Frank answered questions and scored points. How many questions did he answer correctly?
Solution
Let the number of questions Frank answered correctly be and the number of questions he answered incorrectly be . We have the two equations From the first equation, we have . Substituting this into the second equation to eliminate , we have . Thus, Frank answered questions correctly.
Final answer
56