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Liza is playing a game in which she earns 3 points for each correct response but loses 2 points for each incorrect response. She missed the first 3 questions. Right now she just hopes to break even. Which statement is true? To break even, Liza must answer 3 questions correctly to cancel out the 3 she answered incorrectly. O To break even, Liza must answer 2 questions correctly to give her 6 points, because she now has 6 points a the result would be a score of 0. O To break even, Liza must answer 6 questions correctly to give her 6 points, because she now has 6 points a the result would be a score of 0. O To break even, Liza must answer 1 question correctly, because she needs 3 points to cancel out the 3 questio she answered incorrectly.​

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Answer:

To break even, Liza must answer 2 questions correctly to give her 6 points, because she now has negative 6 points a the result would be a score of 0

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Answer:

To break even, Liza must answer 2 questions correctly to give her 6 points, because she now has negative 6 points a the result would be a score of 0

Step-by-step explanation

multiply negative 2 by the 3 incorrect questions, and you get negative 6.

divide 6 by 3 to get 2 to find the number of questions she needs to make correct to break even.

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