document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=308644>Question 308644</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On a spelling test, Mariah had 1/6 of her words wrong. If 15 words were wrong, how many were right? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If 1/6 were wrong, 5/6 were correct.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let \"x\" be be the total number in the test.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/6)x = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 90<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# correct = (5/6)90 = 75<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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