There are 50 questions to answer in a trivia contest. Each player starts with 100 points. A player earns 10 points for each correct answer but loses 4 points for each incorrect answer. Each player must answer all 50 questions.

What is the fewest number of questions a contestant must answer correctly to get a score over 350?

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What is the fewest number of questions a contestant must answer correctly to get a score over 350?

samanthabridges · Answer

Answer: 
 Step-by-step explanation: 
 the fewest number you would have to answer to get 350 would be 25. 
 to get the fewest number you would not be able to miss any before reaching 350 points. since you are aiming for a minimum of 350 points and you start out with 100 you would divide 250 by 10 to get 25

itsjustkaia · Answer

25 questions , because they start with 100. 350-100=250 .. 250/10=25

samanthabridges · Answer

A player must answer at least 33 questions correctly in the trivia contest to achieve a score over 350 points. This is calculated by using the scoring rules and setting up an inequality based on correct and incorrect answers. The scoring system results in needing more than 32.14 correct answers, which rounds up to 33. 
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