document.write( "Question 537871: If I get a 85% on a test and I missed 9 -- how do I figure out how many questions were on the test? \n" ); document.write( "
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If I get a 85% on a test and I missed 9 -- how do I figure out how many questions were on the test?
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\n" ); document.write( "Well, if you got 85% right then, 15% were wrong, therefore if x = no. of questions
\n" ); document.write( ".15x = 9
\n" ); document.write( "x = \"9%2F.15\"
\n" ); document.write( "x = 60 questions
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\n" ); document.write( "Check this, 51 were right: 51/60 = .85
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