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Emily spelled each word on a 20-word spelling test. She earned 5 points foreach word spelled correctly. Three points were subtracted for each word spelledincorrectly. Emily earned a score of 68. How many words did Emily spellincorrectly

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Emily spelled each word on a 20-word spelling test. She earned 5 points foreach word spelled correctly. Three points were subtracted for each word spelledincorrectly. Emily earned a score of 68. How many words did Emily spellincorrectly

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  1. Definimos las variables:

    • Sea x x el número de palabras que Emily escribió correctamente.
    • Sea y y el número de palabras que Emily escribió incorrectamente.
  2. Sabemos que el total de palabras es 20: x+y=20 x + y = 20

  3. Emily gana 5 puntos por cada palabra correcta y pierde 3 puntos por cada palabra incorrecta. Su puntaje total es 68: 5x3y=68 5x - 3y = 68

  4. Ahora tenemos un sistema de ecuaciones: {x+y=205x3y=68 \begin{cases} x + y = 20 \\ 5x - 3y = 68 \end{cases}

  5. Resolvemos la primera ecuación para x x : x=20y x = 20 - y

  6. Sustituimos x x en la segunda ecuación: 5(20y)3y=68 5(20 - y) - 3y = 68

  7. Simplificamos y resolvemos para y y : 1005y3y=68 100 - 5y - 3y = 68 1008y=68 100 - 8y = 68 10068=8y 100 - 68 = 8y 32=8y 32 = 8y y=4 y = 4

  8. Entonces, Emily escribió incorrectamente 4 palabras.

Para verificar, calculamos x x : x=204=16 x = 20 - 4 = 16

Y verificamos el puntaje: 5(16)3(4)=8012=68 5(16) - 3(4) = 80 - 12 = 68

Por lo tanto, la respuesta es correcta. Emily escribió incorrectamente 4 palabras.

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