SOLUTION: In order to pass an exam, a student must pass an 80-question exam with a score of 70% or better. What is the minimum number of questions the student must answer correctly?

Question 727103: In order to pass an exam, a student must pass an 80-question exam with a score of 70% or better. What is the minimum number of questions the student must answer correctly?
Answer by Simnepi(216) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
to find ANY percentage of ANYTHING you just have to do 2 things.....
1st MULTIPLY THE NUMBERS
2nd DIVIDE BY 100
so now to your problem
to find 70% of 80
Step 1 70*80 = 5600
step 2 5600/100 = 56
the student must answer 56 questions correctly
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