Ella's score is 40 items - 4 items = <<40-4=36>>36 items.

Half of Ella's score is 36 items / 2 = <<36/2=18>>18 items.

So, Marion's score is 18 items + 6 items = <<18+6=24>>24 items.

# Answer

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The result from the 40-item Statistics exam Marion and Ella took already came out. Ella got 4 incorrect answers while Marion got 6 more than half the score of Ella. What is Marion's score?
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The result from the 40-item Statistics exam Marion and Ella took already came out. Ella got 4 incorrect answers while Marion got 6 more than half the score of Ella. What is Marion's score?
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