SOLUTION: On a test a student missed 8 of 70 questions. What percent of the questions, rounded to the nearest tenth, did the student do correctly?

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Question 292570: On a test a student missed 8 of 70 questions. What percent of the questions, rounded to the nearest tenth, did the student do correctly?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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She missed 8, so she answered 62 correctly.
Remember percent means out of 100.
Set up a ratio.
62%2F70=X%2F100
X=6200%2F70=620%2F7=88.57
To the nearest tenth, that would be 88.6.