Lyssa got 75 x 20/100 = <<75*20/100=15>>15 mistakes.

Lyssa's score is 75 - 15 = <<75-15=60>>60.

The score of Precious is 75 - 12 = <<75-12=63>>63.

Thus, Lyssa got 63 - 60 = <<63-60=3>>3 more correct answers than Precious.

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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?
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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?
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