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Louann and Carla received equal scores on a test made up of multiple choice questions and an essay. Louann got 14 multiple choice questions correct and received 24 points for her essay. Carla got 16 multiple
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Louann and Carla received equal scores on a test made up of multiple choice questions and an essay. Louann got 14 multiple choice questions correct and received 24 points for her essay. Carla got 16 multiple choice questions correct and received 14 points for her essay.

How many points was each multiple choice question worth?

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Let the number of points of each multiple choice question be x, then
14x + 24 = 16x + 14
16x - 14x = 24 - 14
2x = 10
x = 10/2 = 5.

Therefore, each multiple choice question is 5 marks.
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