There are 30 questions on allisons english test the multiple choice questions are worth 2 points each and the short answer questions are worth 5 points each. the entire test is worth 120 point. how many short questions are on the test?

If all questions were 2-pointers, the test would be worth 60 points. It is worth 60 points more than that. Each 5-point question adds 3 points to the worth of the test, so there are 60/3=20 5-point questions.

There are 20 short-answer questions on the test.