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document.write( "	A student took a test composed of 20 questions, with correct answers worth 3 points. If the student received 48 points for his grade, how many questions were correct? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's multiply the number of questions by the point value to determine the total number of points possible for the test:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20 * 3 = 60.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the test is worth 60 points.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The student scored 48 points out of 60 points. Next we determine the percentage the student answered correct:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "48 / 60 = .80 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The student scored 80% or .80 on his / her test. Now we take this .80 to determine the actual amount of problems the student got correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There were 20 questions, so the student got 80% of the 20 questions correct. We use multiplication as the word \"of\" denotes multiplication:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".80 of 20 = .80 * 20 = 16 questions answered correctly.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16 questions answered correctly * 3 points = 48 Yes!!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Good Luck :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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