SOLUTION: Holly got 31 points on a 40-point test.what percentage did she get correct?

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Question 761641: Holly got 31 points on a 40-point test.what percentage did she get correct?
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to find a percentage, divide the number of points that was correct by the #of questions on the test. -------> 31/40 == 0.775
To get a percentage from a decimal,move the decimal point 2 times to the right--------------------->0.775=77.5%
So the percentage Holly got correct was 77.5%