SOLUTION: A student has successfully passed 60 percent of the 20 quizzes he has taken so far. If the student takes 50 quizzes during the year and successfully passes 80 percent of the remain

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Question 1129250: A student has successfully passed 60 percent of the 20 quizzes he has taken so far. If the student takes 50 quizzes during the year and successfully passes 80 percent of the remaining quizzes, what is the percent of all the quizzes for the entire year that are passed successfully?
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+.6%2A20+=+12+ passed out of 20
+50+-+20+=+30+ quizzes left
+.8%2A30+=+24+ passed out of 30
+%28+12+%2B+24+%29%2F50+=+36%2F50+
+36%2F50+=+72%2F100+
72% for the year