SOLUTION: if you got 6 questions wrong, and your score was 85%, how many questions were on the test?

SOLUTION: if you got 6 questions wrong, and your score was 85%, how many questions were on the test?

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Question 853193: if you got 6 questions wrong, and your score was 85%, how many questions were on the test?
Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
6 questions = 15% (100%-85%)
So each question is worth , or 2.5 points
If there are a hundred points possible and each question is worth 2.5 points, then there are 100 / 2.5 questions, or 40 questions.
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