SOLUTION: A student missed 3 problems on a test and received a grade of 77%. If all problems were equal value, how many problems were on the test!

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Question 662992: A student missed 3 problems on a test and received a grade of 77%. If all problems were equal value, how many problems were on the test!
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A student missed 3 problems on a test and received a grade of 77%. If all problems were equal value, how many problems were on the test!
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Let "x" be the # of problems on the test.
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23% of x = 3
x = 3/0.23
x = 13 when rounded down
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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