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Question

At the North Fair you earn 9 points for each bull's eye you hit, but you lose 7 points for each miss. After 25 tries, Linda has 33 points. How many hits did she have?

Answer 1

Let x = number of hits, then 25 - x = number of misses

 

9x - 7(25 - x) = 33

 

9x - 175 + 7x = 33

 

16x = 208

 

x = 13

 

ANSWER:  there were 13 hits and 12 misses