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Question 671888: A student missed 6 on a math test and received a grade of 85% if all the problems were of equal value. How many problems were on the test
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Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

A student missed 6 on a math test and received a grade of 85% 

if all the problems were of equal value. How many problemshighlight%28x%29 were on the test

missed 15%

 .15x+=+6

      x+=+6%2F.15+=+40 problems on the test

Answer by lwsshak3(11628) About Me  (Show Source):
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A student missed 6 on a math test and received a grade of 85% if all the problems were of equal value. How many problems were on the test
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let x=number of problems on the test
x-6 =number of problems student got correct
(x-6)/x=85%
.85x=x-6
x-.85x=6
.15x=6
x=6/.15
x=40
How many problems were on the test: 40