SOLUTION: If a student got 48 correct answers out of 60 what is the percentage he got correct

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Question 313565: If a student got 48 correct answers out of 60 what is the percentage he got correct
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
This can be set up as:
48/60 This is also written as 48 divided by 60.
.8 When we put a percent sign move the decimal to the right 2 places.
So we get:
80%
Make sense?
RJ