document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1020968>Question 1020968</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A student missed 16 problems on a Physics test and received a grade of <BR>\n" );
document.write( "45%. If all the problems were of equal value, how many problems were on the test? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Correct/Total = Percentage<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x - 16)/x = .45   | x being how many problems were on the test<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 16 = .45x<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".55x = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 16/.55 =  29 problems were on the test<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13/29 = 45%<BR>\n" );
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