Jimmy made a #"75%# on a test worth #46# points. How many points did he get correct?

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Meave60
Sep 26, 2014

Jimmy's score is determined by dividing the number of points he got right by the total number of points, then multiplying times 100. Let x = Jimmy's number of points

#"x"/"46"# = #"0.75"# x #"100"# Solve for x.

#"x"# = #"0.75"("46 points")# x #"100"# = #"34.5 points"#

Jimmy got 34.5 points out of 46 points correct.

Check: #"34.5 points"/"46 points"# x #"100"# = #"75%"#

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