SOLUTION: On a vocabulary quiz, Luis answered only 27, or 3 out of 5 , questions correctly. How many question were on the quiz?

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Question 912154: On a vocabulary quiz, Luis answered only 27, or 3 out of 5 , questions correctly. How many question were on the quiz?
Answer by JulietG(1812) About Me  (Show Source):
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27 = 60% of what number?
Divide each side by .6
27%2F.6 = 45
There were 45 questions on the test. Luis answered 27%2F45 or 3%2F5 of them. Luis should have just guessed on the rest. Even if he gets all of those he answered correct, the best he can do is a D-.