document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=243041>Question 243041</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> on a test of 80 items, pedro got 93% correct. (there was partial credit on some items.) how many items did he get correct?incorrect? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #178084 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><B>oberobic(2304)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=178084\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The percent correct is the number correct divided by the total number of items.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If there were 100 questions, then 93/100 would yield 93% correct.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But instead of 100 we have only 80 questions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since we want the number correct, 'x', to be 93% of 80, we can setup the equation as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/80 = 93/100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by 80 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 80(93/100) = (80*93)/100 = 7440/100 = 74.40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So Pedro got 74 and 4/10 questions correct.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Another way to get there is to just multiply 80 * .93 = 74.40 </SPAN>\n" );
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