SOLUTION: You earn a 40% on a test worth 50 points. How many points did you score?

Question 525294: You earn a 40% on a test worth 50 points. How many points did you score?
Found 2 solutions by solver91311, oberobic:
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Multiply 0.4 times 50. Or, in this case because the numbers are nice and simple, recognize that 5 is 10% of 50 and that 40% is 4 times 10%.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

Answer by oberobic(2304) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.4*50 = 20
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