Question

What sentence represents the number of points in the problem below?

A test is worth 80 points. Multiple-choice questions are worth 2 points, and
short-answer questions are worth 4 points. If the test has 25 questions, how
many multiple-choice questions are there?
A. The number of multiple-choice question points plus the number of
short-answer question points is 25.
B. The number of multiple-choice question points plus the number
of short-answer question points is 25.
C. The number of multiple-choice question points times the number
of short-answer question points is 80.
D. The number of multiple-choice question points plus the number of
short-answer question points is 80.

Answer 1

Option D: The number of multiple-choice question points plus the number of short-answer question points is 80 is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Given that:

Points worth of test = 80 points

There are Multiple choice questions worth 2 points and short answer questions worth 4 points.

2x+4y=80

Thus,

The number of multiple choice questions points plus the number of short answer question points is 80.

Hence,

Option D: The number of multiple-choice question points plus the number of short-answer question points is 80 is the correct answer.