SOLUTION: on a spelling test of 25 words, patrick spelled 17 more words correctly than he spelled uncorrectly. what percent of the words did he spell inncorrectly ?

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Question 339224: on a spelling test of 25 words, patrick spelled 17 more words correctly than he spelled uncorrectly. what percent of the words did he spell inncorrectly ?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+x+17=25
2x=8
x=4
4/25=0.16=16% wrong