1. ## Word Problem

A boy got 50% of the questions on a test correct. If he had 10 questions correct out of the first 12, and 1/4 of the remaining questions correct, how many questions were on the test?

(1) 16 (3) 26
(2) 24 (4) 28

2. Originally Posted by symmetry
A boy got 50% of the questions on a test correct. If he had 10 questions correct out of the first 12, and 1/4 of the remaining questions correct, how many questions were on the test?

(1) 16 (3) 26
(2) 24 (4) 28

.5*x = (1/2)*x

10 + (1/4)*(x - 12) =(1/2)x

You should be able to solve for x from here.

3. ## ok

Thank you for the equation set up.

I can take it from there.
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