SOLUTION: In order to pass a chapter test a must answer 80% or more of the questions correctly if a chapter test has 25 questions what is the smallest number of questions that the student mu

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Question 299515: In order to pass a chapter test a must answer 80% or more of the questions correctly if a chapter test has 25 questions what is the smallest number of questions that the student must answer correctly in order to pass the test?
please help me in steps if possible becuase i have others like this to solve, thank you in advance.
Answer by JBarnum(2146) About Me  (Show Source):
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80%=.8
"of" means multiply
80% of 25 questions =?
.8%2825%29=20
atleast 20 questions must be answered correctly