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  • 21-07-2016
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On a test, a student got 80% of the items correct. If the student got 56 items correct, how many items were on the test?

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  • 21-07-2016
80% of what is 56
0.80x = 56
x = 56/0.80
x = 70

check..
80% of 70 is 56
.80(70) = 56
56 = 56 (correct)

so there were 70 items on the test
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