The Sum of a Student's Three Scores Is 230

question 167

Multiple Choice

The sum of a student's three scores is 230. If the first is 19 points more than the second, and the sum of the first two is 23 more than twice the third, then what was the first score?

• A) 50
• B) 90
• C) 69
• D) 71

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Definitions:

Smelled Food

The act of detecting the aroma of food, which can trigger physiological reactions such as salivation and influence appetite.

Operant Behavior

Behavior emitted spontaneously or voluntarily that operates on the environment to change it.

Respondent Behavior

Reactions that are automatic and involuntary, typically elicited by specific stimuli, contrasted with operant behavior, which is influenced by its consequences.

Extinguishable Behavior

A learned response that decreases in frequency or disappears when it is no longer reinforced in a behavioral psychology context.