document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=896257>Question 896257</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If Sam took a 45 question test and got 5 wrong, bummer, what percent did he get correct on the test? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #543361 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=543361\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> He got 5 wrong out of 45 total. So he got 45-5 = 40 correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(# correct)/(# total) = 40/45 = 8/9 = 0.8889 (this is approximate)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take 0.889 and multiply it by 100 to convert it to a percentage\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.8889*100 = 88.89%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So he got approximately 88.89% correct on his test. </SPAN>\n" );
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