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  • 20-05-2018
  • Mathematics
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Mark had 14 problems wrong on his test. his score was 72% correct. how many problems were on the test?

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  • 20-05-2018
Let x = number of problems on test
If he got 14 wrong, then x - 14 is the number correct.
[tex] \frac{x-14}{x} = .72 [/tex]
x - 14 = .72x
.28x - 14 = 0
.28x = 14
x = 50

The test consisted of 50 problems.
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saanzz09 saanzz09
  • 11-11-2020

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50 problems

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