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marna is playing a game where you score -5 points each time you guess the correct answer. the goal is to get the lowest score. to win the game, marna must have a score less than -80 points. How much correct answers does Marna need to win the game?

User Headwinds
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Answer:

Marna needs more than 16 questions correct.

Explanation:

It's simple really, since it's negatives greater=less. So you can simply divide -80 by -5 and get 16 which you need "less than" (greater than) that so you add one or more. Hope this helped!

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