SOLUTION: If there is 17 questions on a quiz and I got a 90% how many did I get wrong ?

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Question 960251: If there is 17 questions on a quiz and I got a 90% how many did I get wrong ?
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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If there is 17 questions on a quiz
if you got a 90% correct, then you got 10% wrong
find how many did you get wrong: 10% =>10%2F100=0.90 of 17
which is 17%2A0.10=1.7
and, how many you got correct:
90% =>90%2F100=0.90
17%2A0.90=15.3