Meryll wants to write 35 multiple-choice questions and 15 problem-solving questions for her Chemistry class. She already has written 2/5 of the multiple-choice and 1/3 of the problem-solving questions. How many more questions does she need to write for both multiple-choice and problem-solving? Let's answer step by step:
Meryll has written 35 questions x 2 / 5 = 14 multiple - choice questions. While she has written 15 questions x 1 / 3 = 5 problem - solving questions. The total number of questions that Meryll has to write is 35 questions + 15 questions = 50 questions. Meryll has written a total of 14 questions + 5 questions = 19 questions. Hence, she needs to write 50 questions - 19 questions = 31 questions more. The answer: 31.