SOLUTION: Emily scored 50% higher than Jack on a test. This means that he scored.. I am guessing if she got a 100, he got a 50. I don't know how to figure out the percentage

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Question 1151308: Emily scored 50% higher than Jack on a test. This means that he scored..
I am guessing if she got a 100, he got a 50. I don't know how to figure out the percentage

Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, Alan3354:
Answer by ikleyn(52867) About Me  (Show Source):
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If Emily scored 50% higher than Jack, it means that she has 1.5 as much / (as many) scores as Jack has.

    For example, if Jack' score is 50, then Emily' score is 50+25 = 75.

                 if Jack' score is 60, then Emily' score is 60+30 = 90.

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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Emily scored 50% higher than Jack on a test. This means that he scored..
I am guessing if she got a 100, he got a 50. I don't know how to figure out the percentage
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50% higher ---> 1.5 times his score.
If he got 50, she got 75
If he got 60, she got 90
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Emily scored 50% higher than Jack on a test. This means that he scored..
No way to know what he scored.