2006 AMC 8 Problem 2

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2.

On the AMC 88 contest Billy answers 1313 questions correctly, answers 77 questions incorrectly and doesn’t answer the last 5.5. What is his score?
11
66
1313
1919
2626
Answer: C
Concepts:basic counting
Small hint:
On the AMC 8,8, only correct answers add to the score.
Big hint:
Incorrect and blank answers do not change the number of correct answers.
Solution:
Since the AMC 88 only awards 11 point for each correct question, Billy will get 1313 points.
Thus, C is the correct answer.
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