Asked by Gabriel

On a science test, 2 points are deducted from a total of 100 points for each question answered incorrectly. Trevor scored an 84 on the test. The equation 100−2x=84, where x represents the number of questions answered incorrectly, represents the situation. How many questions did Trevor answer incorrectly?

8 questions
9 questions
12 questions
13 questions

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
100 − 2x = 84
Subtract 84: 16 = 2x
Divide by 2: x = 8

Trevor answered 8 questions incorrectly.