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Question 9 • * SY2025-26 - 1205010 M/J Grade 6 Mathematics Sem 1 CR

Jacob is playing a game where he earns 3 points for a correct answer and loses 2 points for an incorrect answer. He currently has –6 points. What situation would end with him breaking even?

Answer
A
answering one question correctly and the last question incorrectly
B
answering one question incorrectly and the last question correctly
C
answering the last two questions correctly
D
answering the last two questions incorrectly

Explanation

Jacob starts at –6 points. Two correct answers add 3 + 3 = 6 points, bringing his total to –6 + 6 = 0, so he breaks even. Answering one correctly and one incorrectly would add only 1 point overall.

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