SOLUTION: On a test, 60% were right. If 3000 were wrong, how many were right? How many people took the test? Question 1 .6x=3000 divided x=5000 Question 2 .4x=3000 divided x=7500 Ar

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Question 139440: On a test, 60% were right. If 3000 were wrong, how many were right? How many people took the test?
Question 1
.6x=3000
divided
x=5000
Question 2
.4x=3000
divided
x=7500
Are the answers right? And did I do them correctly?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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.4x=3,000
x=3,000/.4
x=7,500 total number of people who took the test.
.6*7,500=4,500 were right.
7,500-4,500=3,000 were wrong.