SOLUTION: Your math quiz had a total of 30 questions. You got 26 questions correct. What percent of the total questions did you get correct?

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Question 426002: Your math quiz had a total of 30 questions. You got 26 questions correct. What percent of the total questions did you get correct?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
per cent means "per one hundred", so set up the
equation like this:
+x%2F100+=+26%2F30+
This says "What per cent is 26 out of 30 ?"
Multiply both sides by 300
+3x+=+260+
+x+=+86.67+
I got 86.67% of the questions correct