SOLUTION: if a person misses 11 out of 90 problems on a test then their score would be ____% correct and ______% wrong. to make a 85 on the test a person would need to get _______ problems

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Question 405531: if a person misses 11 out of 90 problems on a test then their score would be ____% correct and ______% wrong. to make a 85 on the test a person would need to get _______ problems correct.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if a person misses 11 out of 90 problems on a test then their score would be ____% correct and ______% wrong.
% corrent = 79/90 = 87.8
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% wrong = 11/90 = 12.2
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to make a 85 on the test a person would need to get _______ problems correct.
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The 85 refers to %age.
Solve: x/90 = 0.85
x = 76.5
Round up to 77
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Need to get 77 problems correct.
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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