SOLUTION: On Quiz 1 student A answered 27 out of 50 questions correctly. On Quiz 2 the student answered 14 out of 64 questions correctly. On Quiz 3 the student answered 6 of the 8 question

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Question 1129495: On Quiz 1 student A answered 27 out of 50 questions correctly. On Quiz 2 the student answered 14 out of 64 questions correctly. On Quiz 3 the student answered 6 of the 8 questions correctly. On which quiz did the student have the highest percentage of correct answers.
Set out the plan you will use to solve this problem.
Then thoroughly show how you complete each step in your plan using algebraic methods.
Write a single sentence stating your answer to the question.
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First find the fraction of correct answers for each quiz
Then convert the fraction to percentages
Then compare the 3 percentages
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Quiz 1:
+27%2F50+ is the fraction
+%28+27%2F50+%29%2A100+=+54+ percent
Quiz 2:
+14%2F64+ is the fraction
+%28+14%2F64+%29%2A100+=+21.875+ percent
Quiz 3:
+6%2F8+ is the fraction
+%28+6%2F8+%29%2A100+=+75+ percent
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Quiz 3 had the largest % of correct answers