SOLUTION: On the written portion of her driving test, Sara answered 84% of the questions correctly. If Sara answered 42 questions correctly, how many questions were on the driving test?

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Question 119037: On the written portion of her driving test, Sara answered 84% of the questions correctly. If Sara answered 42 questions correctly, how many questions were on the driving test?
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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.84x=42
x=42/.84
x=50 questions were on the test.