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Students are given 3 minutes for each multiple-choice question and 5 minutes for each free-response question on a test. There are 15 questions on the test, and students are given 51 minutes to take it.

The system of equations shown can be used to find the number of multiple-choice questions, m, and the number of free-response questions, f, on the test.

m + f = 15

3m + 5f = 51

How many multiple-choice questions are on the test?

3
5
12
14

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
12

Work: f = 15 − m. Substitute: 3m + 5(15 − m) = 51 → 3m + 75 − 5m = 51 → −2m = −24 → m = 12.