SOLUTION: Yesterday, there were 4 problems assigned for math homework. Danny got 3 problems correct and 1 problem incorrect. What percentage did Danny get correct?

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Question 1070803: Yesterday, there were 4 problems assigned for math homework. Danny got 3 problems correct and 1 problem incorrect. What percentage did Danny get correct?
Found 4 solutions by Alan3354, addingup, josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source):
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Get serious.

Answer by addingup(3677)   (Show Source):
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You have the answer, the problem gives it to you: 3 out of 4 = 3/4. This is your answer. You want the percentage? Get out your calculator and divide.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39801)   (Show Source):
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Correct problems: 3
Total problems: 4

Percentage correct:

You want a denominator of 100;
"percent" means, "in one hundred parts".

Answer by ikleyn(53765)   (Show Source):
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Percentage is = 75%.

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    - Percentage problems
    - Percentage word problems (Type 1 problems, Finding the Part)
    - Percentage word problems (Type 2 problems, Finding the Rate)
    - Percentage word problems (Type 3 problems, Finding the Base)
    - More complicated percentage problems
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