SOLUTION: lets say i need 574 points in math, and i only have 493.5, what would be my percentage in math

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Question 23595: lets say i need 574 points in math, and i only have 493.5, what would be my percentage in math
Answer by ilana(305) About Me  (Show Source):
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I'm assuming it's not that you need 574 points, but rather that's the most you could have gotten (if you had 574, you would have 100%). So, you have 493.5 out of a possible 574. We find your percentage by dividing your points by the total possible, and multiplying by 100. So, we divide to get 0.859756, and multiplying by 100 gives 85.98%.