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Elliot is taking a four question multiple choice test. Each question has four possible answers. He is going to completely guess on each question and he will get 5 points for every correct answer and lose two points for every incorrect answer. How many points can he expect to earn on the test (round to the nearest whole number)? A) -8 B) -1 C) 8 D) 20

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Answer: D. 20

Elliot is taking an exam with 4 questions and each question has 4 possible answers. If he answer it correctly, he will get 5 points for each correct answer.
If we assume that he gets all of the 4 questions correct,

4 * 5
=20 points
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