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On a science test, 2 points are deducted from a total of 100 points for each question answered incorrectly. Trevor scored an 84 on the test. The equation 100−2x=84, where x represents the number of questions answered incorrectly, represents the situation. How many questions did Trevor answer incorrectly?

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User Kelmen
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8

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Using the equation in the directions (100-2x=84), we can find out how many questions Trevor got wrong on his Science test. First, we need to subtract 100-84=16 to find out how many points he lost. Trevor lost 16 points. Now we can divide 16/2=8, to find out how many questions he got wrong. Trevor got 8 questions wrong on his test.

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