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Ned took a test with 25 questions. He lost 4 points for each of the 6 questions he got wrong and earned an additional 10 points for answering a bonus question correctly. How many points do Ned receive
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Ned took a test with 25 questions. He lost 4 points for each of the 6 questions he got wrong and earned an additional 10 points for answering a bonus question correctly. How many points do Ned receive overall?

User Khushal
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Ned got an overall grade of 86 percent because if each question is 4 points, then 6×4=24 but if he got a bonus 10 points, then you can do 24-10=14 and then you do 100-14 which equals your answer: 86.
User Hilary Park
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-6 × 4 = -24
-24 + 10 = -14
100 - 14 = 86 points
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