Mr. Johanssen is the history teacher at Franklin Middle School. He gives his class 50-question

multiple choice tests. Each correct answer is worth 2 points, while a half of a point is deducted for

each incorrect answer. If the student does not answer a question, that question does not get any

points at all. This type of scoring penalizes students for guessing.


Part a.) Determine the test score of a student who has 30 correct answers and 5 incorrect answers.

Show your work.


Part c.) A student needs to earn 80 points on the test in order to keep an A grade for the semester. Write an