SOLUTION: in a test isabel scored 88%.if she got 3 questions incorrect,how many did she get correct?

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Question 629159: in a test isabel scored 88%.if she got 3 questions incorrect,how many did she get correct?
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If she scored 88% then the other 12% must have been for the incorrect questions.
If 12% represents 3 questions then each question must be worth 4%.
She scored 88% so there must have been 88%/4% = 22 questions correct and the test would have had 25 questions.