SOLUTION: please help me solve this: You answered 85% of the questions on the quiz correctly. What fraction of the questions did you answer correctly?

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You answered 85% of the questions on the quiz correctly. What fraction of the questions did you answer correctly?

Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


85% literally means . All you need to do is reduce the fraction. Hint: Both numerator and denominator are divisible by 5.

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