A 100 point test contains a total of 20 questions. The multiple choice questions are worth 3 points each and the short response answer questions are worth 8 pints each.

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A 100 point test contains a total of 20 questions. The multiple choice questions are worth 3 points each and the short response answer questions are worth 8 pints each. 
Write a system of linear equations that represents this situation, my answer is to correlate the 3 points with the 20 questions and the 11 points with the 100

Coolest of thine beans · Accepted Answer

The answer is 12 multiple choice questions and 8 short answer questions X= short answer Y= multiple choice 8x+3y=100 X+y=20 Use elimination process and you’ll get (8,12) :D

Damon · Answer

m multiple pointers s short responders m + s = 20 3 m + 8 s = 100

Melanie · Answer

5 multiple choice and 6 short responses

Robert · Answer

8 short responses,12 multiple choice. Melanie is wrong because 5+6 doesn't add up to 20 questions.

Stupid 101 · Answer

Yay Melanie is wrong I’m stupid and even I know the answer

Late · Answer

What’s the answer then?

sheeeeeeeee · Answer

If the teacher changed the test to 15 questions, then how many of each type of question would be on the test?

person · Answer

bro, I keep getting 24 for y, how is everyone getting (8,12) at the end 😭😭😭

snaz · Answer

the system thing would be x+y=15 ; 3x+8y=100