SOLUTION: A student was not able to answer 8 of the 45 questions throw at him in a quiz bee contest. What part of the whole set questions was he able to answer?

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Question 926167: A student was not able to answer 8 of the 45 questions throw at him in a quiz bee contest. What part of the whole set questions was he able to answer?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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He was able to answer 45-8 = 37 questions

The fraction of questions he was able to answer is 37/45