Question

A student missed 51 problems on a history test and received a grade of 4%. If all the problems were of equal value, how many problems were on the test? Follow the problem-solving process and round your answer to the nearest integer.

Answer 1

there were 53.125 (or 53 1/8) questions on the test.

cross multiply and divide:

51/96 = x/100

5100 = 96x

53.125 = x

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