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  • 21-05-2019
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Patrica scored 80% on a math test. She missed 4 problems. How many problems were on the test?

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MathPhys
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  • 21-05-2019

Answer:

20

Step-by-step explanation:

Patrica got 80% correct.  She missed 4 problems, so that must have been the remaining 20% of the test.

Therefore:

4 = 20% x

Percent means out of 100, so:

4 = (20/100) x

4 = 1/5 x

x = 20

There were 20 problems on the test.

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