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A quiz has twenty questions with 7 points awarded for each correct answer, 2 points deducted for each wrong answer and 0 for each question omitted.

Jack scored 87 points.

How many questions did he omit?

 

 

This problem is taken from the UKMT Mathematical Challenges.
You can find more short problems, arranged by curriculum topic, in our short problems collection.