SOLUTION: A school principal of 780 students needs to determine what percent of students passed and did not pass a statewide examination. Round to the nearest percent. If 510 students pas

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Question 1079066: A school principal of 780 students needs to determine what percent of students passed and did not pass a statewide examination. Round to the nearest percent.
If 510 students passed the exam, what percent passed the test?
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What percent did not pass the test?

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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510 passed from 78-
510/780=0.654 or 65.4% passed
100-65.4=34.6% did not pass.