Lyssa and Precious took an English proficiency exam. Lyssa answered 20% of the items incorrectly. Precious got 12 mistakes. How many more correct answers did Lyssa get than precious if there were 75 items in the exam?
How many mistakes did Lyssa get? ** Lyssa got 75 x 20/100 = <<75*20/100=15>>15 mistakes.
How many correct answers did Lyssa get? ** Lyssa's score is 75 - 15 = <<75-15=60>>60.
How many correct answers did Precious get? ** The score of Precious is 75 - 12 = <<75-12=63>>63.
How many more correct answers did Lyssa get than Precious? ** Thus, Lyssa got 63 - 60 = <<63-60=3>>3 more correct answers than Precious.
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