SOLUTION: If you have a 87 question test to score a 75% how many do you have to get right?

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Question 823429: If you have a 87 question test to score a 75% how many do you have to get right?
Answer by LinnW(1048) About Me  (Show Source):
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We could set this up as a proportion.
75%2F100=x%2F87
where x is the number we need to get right.
Cross products gives us
100x=75%2A87
100x=6525
Divide each side by 100
+x=+65.25+
If we cannot get partial credit, we
need to get 66 correct to be at 75% or above.