Question

Jan takes a test with 60 questions. She got four times as many questions correct as she did incorrect. How many questions did she answer correct and how many did she answer incorrectly?

Answer 1

-60 questions in total

-4 times as many correct than incorrect

1) Make an equation and solve.

x = number of incorrect answers

4x + x = 60

Simplify.

5x = 60

x = 12

Jan got 12 questions wrong, and 48 questions right.