document.write( "Question 1019283: A student missed 5 problems on an English test and received a grade of 64%. If all the problems were of equal value, how many problems were on the test? Round off your answer to the nearest integer.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #635268 by JoelSchwartz(130)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x=total number of questions \n" ); document.write( "x-5=total number of questions that the student answered correctly \n" ); document.write( "y=number of points each question is worth \n" ); document.write( "yx=100 \n" ); document.write( "y(x-5)=64 \n" ); document.write( "yx-5y=64 \n" ); document.write( "100-5y=64 \n" ); document.write( "-5y=64-100 \n" ); document.write( "-5y=-36 \n" ); document.write( "y=36/5 \n" ); document.write( "y=7+.2 \n" ); document.write( "y=7.2 \n" ); document.write( "7.2x=100 \n" ); document.write( "x=100/7.2 \n" ); document.write( "The number of questions rounded up to the nearest integer is 14. \n" ); document.write( " |