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In a spelling test gabby missed 8 word. he obtained a score of 68%.
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\n" ); document.write( "let n = number of words on the test
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%28n-8%29%29%2Fn\"$ * 100 = 68
\n" ); document.write( "100(n-8) = 68n
\n" ); document.write( "100n - 800 = 68n
\n" ); document.write( "100n - 68n = 800
\n" ); document.write( "32n = 800
\n" ); document.write( "n = 800/32
\n" ); document.write( "n = 25 questions on the test \n" ); document.write( "

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