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To calculate: The percentage of correct answers when B answered 36 items correct out of 40.
Answer to Problem 25E
The percentage of correct answers when B answered 36 items correct out of 40 is
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
In a test, B answered 36 answers correct out of 40-item test.
Formula used:
Percent proportion is ratio of amount and base is same as percent to 100.
To convert percentage to fraction divide the number by 100.
Calculation:
It is provided that in a test, B answered 36 answers correct out of 40-item test.
Let x percent of answers are correct.
Recall that percent proportion is ratio of amount and base is same as percent to 100.
According to the question, number of correct answers divided by total number of questions multiplied by 100 give the desired result,
Therefore, he answered
Thus, the percentage of correct answers when B answered 36 items correct out of 40 is
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