SOLUTION: 78 students took a test. 2 students failed the test. What percent of the students passed the test? What percent of the students failed the test?

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Question 121517: 78 students took a test. 2 students failed the test. What percent of the students passed the test? What percent of the students failed the test?
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, stanbon:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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78 total
2 failed
76 passed
Percent of students passed
%2876%2F78%29%2A100=97.4
97.4% of the students passed.
Percent of students failed
%282%2F78%29%2A100=2.6
2.6% of the students failed.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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78 students took a test. 2 students failed the test. What percent of the students passed the test? What percent of the students failed the test?
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# who failed = 2
% who failed = 2/78 = 2.56%
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% who passed = 76/78 = 97.4%
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Cheers,
Stan H.